Rodolfo Landim
Rodolfo Landim | |
|---|---|
| Born | Luiz Rodolfo Landim Machado 24 March 1957 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, sports director |
| Known for | President of Flamengo |
Luiz Rodolfo Landim Machado (born 24 March 1957) is a Brazilian sports director and petroleum engineer. He is the current president of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, elected for the 2019-2021 term.[1]
Industrial career
Landim graduated from engineering department of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in 1979. In February 1980 he joined Petrobras. He remained at Petrobras for 26 years where he served, among other positions, as the Production Superintendent of the Northeast Region and General Superintendent of the North Region.[2]
From 2003 to 2006, Landim was president of Petrobras Distribuidora. He was executive president of MMX (mining), OGX (oil and gas) and OSX (shipbuilding), all companies founded by serial entrepreneur Eike Batista, who Landim sued. Landim was also director of Cameron International Corporation. He was a managing partner of Maré Investimentos and president of Ouro Preto Oil and Gas.[3]
Flamengo
2012 election
Landim was vice-president of planning during club president Eduardo Bandeira de Melo's first term (2012-2014). Landim would have been vice-president if Wallim Vasconcelos's party had won the 2012 election.[4]
2018 election
For the 2018 Flamengo elections, Landim was the main opposition candidate and defeated Rodrigo Lomba, candidate from the incumbent party of Bandeira de Melo. Before officially taking office in January 2019, Landim announced the hiring of new football manager for the 2019 season Abel Braga on Twitter.[5]
References
- ^ "Rodolfo Landim é empossado como 57º presidente da história do Flamengo". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "A baleia branca de Rodolfo Landim". revista piauí (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ Gonçalo, O. São (9 December 2018). "Saiba quem é Rodolfo Landim, novo presidente do Flamengo". O São Gonçalo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ Alexandre Araújo e Matheus Dantas (12 September 2018). "Rodolfo Landim: conheça quem é o novo presidente do Flamengo". Lance.com.br. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Rodolfo Landim usa rede social e oficializa chegada de Abel Braga para comandar o Flamengo". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2 August 2019.