Leila Pereira | |
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.jpg) Pereira in 2018 | |
| 56th President of Palmeiras | |
| Assumed office 15 December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Maurício Galiotte |
| Born | Leila Mejdalani Pereira 11 November 1964 Cambuci, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Alma mater | Cândido Mendes University |
| Occupation(s) | Businesswomen, lawyer, journalist, sports club president |
| Known for |
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| Board member of | Chairman of Crefisa and FAM |
| Spouse | José Roberto Lamacchia [1] |
Leila Mejdalani Pereira (born 11 November 1964) is a Brazilian businesswoman, lawyer, journalist and sports director. She ran the financial company Crefisa[2] and for her activities at association football club Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, of which she has been president since 2021.[3]
At Palmeiras, Pereira became the club's sponsor through Crefisa and Faculdade das Américas (FAM). The partnership began in 2015, and Pereira became an advisor to the club, becoming president.[4]
Since the beginning of the partnership with Crefisa, Palmeiras has won two Copa Libertadores da América titles, and three Campeonato Brasileiro titles.[5]
In 2022, Forbes listed Pereira as the fifth richest woman in Brazil.[6]
- ^ "Quem é José Roberto Lamacchia, marido de Leila Pereira - Estadão". estadao.com.br. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Folha1. "Dona da Crefisa nasceu em Cambuci". SauloPessanha (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Leila se emociona ao tomar posse no Palmeiras e diz que sonha "pintar mundo de verde"". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "Leila Pereira é a 5ª mulher mais rica do Brasil, segundo a Forbes | Metrópoles". www.metropoles.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 September 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ Matuck, Rodrigo Hawthorne (6 March 2021). "Leila fala sobre busca por mais uma Copa do Brasil: "Campeonato muito significativo"". Gazeta Esportiva (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "Como Leila Pereira, presidente do Palmeiras, virou a 5ª mulher mais rica do Brasil". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 March 2024.