Eike Batista

Eike Fuhrken Batista da Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈajke ˈfuʁkẽ bɐˈtʃistɐ dɐ ˈsiwva]) (born November 3, 1956) is a Brazilian tycoon and owner of Brazilian conglomerate EBX Group. and president of the EBX Group The company includes five companies that trade on the BOVESPA´s Novo Mercado, a special segment of the São Paulo stock market where enterprises with the highest standards of corporate governance are listed. The EBX companies listed on the BOVESPA are: OGX (oil and gas), MPX (energy), LLX (logistics), MMX (mining) and OSX (offshore services and equipment). Batista is one of seven children of businessman Eliezer Batista, who was Minister of Mines and Energy in the João Goulart and Fernando Collor administrations and a...