Almeida Junior’s CEO, Jaimes Almeida Junior, was elected Entrepreneur of the Year by the LIDE SC (Entrepreneurial Leaders’ Group of Santa Catarina). The award happened on yesterday’s night (28th) during the awarding ceremony of the Prêmio Líderes de Santa Catarina 2019 (Santa Catarina Leaders Prize 2019). The founder of the greatest shopping mall chain from Southern Brazil competed in the Entrepreneur of The Year category, along with two more businessmen, Luciano Hang, from Havan, and Rafael Kuerten, president of the Grupo Guga Kuerten (Guga Kuerten Group).
In his speech after receiving the prize, Jaimes Almeida Junior thanked for the acknowledgement of the business community and emphasized Santa Catarina as a distinct state. “Homages like this one stimulate us to focus and to invest even more in our State”, he said.
The founder of Almeida Junior also left a message for the entrepreneurs in this new moment for Brazil. “Take the advantage to surf the Catarinense wave. I have no doubts about our privilege to be here, sharing this small piece of paradise in Brazil”, he affirmed.
