Constantino de Oliveira Júnior
Constantino de Oliveira Junior (born 1968) is a Brazilian businessman. He joined the career with his father Nene Constantino, a bus magnate.[1] He was the chairman of Gol Transportes Aéreos and was previously the CEO of the airline from 2001 until 2012.
Biography
[edit]Oliveira was born in Patrocínio, Brazil and finished high school in Brasilia. From a young age, he worked and created business ideas, opting to begin work directly after finishing high school. He launched the country's first successful low-cost airline, GOL. The company went public in June 2004 and under de Oliveira's leadership as chief executive, it grew to be one of the nation's three largest airlines (along with Azul and LATAM). He shares the controlling stake in GOL with his three brothers - Henrique Constantino, Joaquim Constantino Neto, and Ricardo Constantino. All the brothers sit on GOL's board. For unclear reasons, his first name, Constantino, is his brothers' last name."[1] He attended the Executive Program on Corporate Management for Brazil conducted by the Association for Overseas Technical Scholars. He was also the CEO of Gol from 2001 until 2012 when Paulo Kakinoff took over as the CEO.[2]
Auto racing
[edit]He is also a part-time racing car driver. He competed in Porsche GT3 Cup Brasil.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Forbes World's Richest Men". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
- ^ Forbes Profile
- ^ "O novo gol de Constantino". istoe.com.br (in Portuguese). IstoÉ. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
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