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Abílio dos Santos Diniz (born December 28, 1936, in São Paulo) a Brazilian businessman. He is the former chairman of the Brazilian retail chain Grupo Pão de Açúcar (Companhia Brasileira de Distribuiçao), and victim of a famous kidnapping. Abílio Diniz is the father of former Formula One driver Pedro Diniz, whose career was largely funded by his father's personal wealth and sponsorship connections. Abílio also competed as a racecar driver in his youth and won the 1970 Mil Milhas Brasil with his brother, Alcides. Diniz is currently the chairman of BRF. Through GPA, Diniz became one of the wealthiest individuals in Brazil. In 2015, ''Forbes'' ranked him 369th richest person in the world and 9th in Brazil with a personal net worth of $4.4 billion, up from $3.7 billion last year.〔("The World's Billionaires List" ). ''Forbes''. Retrieve 11 March 2015.〕 ==Business== Diniz's father, Valentim Diniz, founded the company Pão de Açúcar, which grew into a major retailer, Companhia Brasileira de Distribuiçao. In 2002, Diniz sold a large stake to the French company Casino Group for an estimated $860 million and stepped down as CEO, but remained as chairman. In 2009, in one of the most expensive transactions of the Brazilian business history, Grupo Pão de Açúcar bought Casas Bahia from Samuel Klein, giving Abilio control of Pão de Açúcar, Casas Bahia, Ponto Frio and Extra Hipermercados.〔http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/economia,pao-de-acucar-compra-a-casas-bahia-por-meio-da-globex,476631,0.htm&ei=S_u7T_30JuXC6gHrq8mBDQ&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CFIQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/economia,pao-de-acucar-compra-a-casas-bahia-por-meio-da-globex,476631,0.htm%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D627%26prmd%3Dimvns〕〔http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://epocanegocios.globo.com/Revista/Common/0,,EMI108574-16355,00-GRUPO%2BPAO%2BDE%2BACUCAR%2BCOMPRA%2BCASAS%2BBAHIA.html&ei=CPy7T5mbI4qZ6QHJr-yDCw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CE8Q7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://epocanegocios.globo.com/Revista/Common/0,,EMI108574-16355,00-GRUPO%252BPAO%252BDE%252BACUCAR%252BCOMPRA%252BCASAS%252BBAHIA.html%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D627%26prmd%3Dimvns〕 In 2012, Casino Group took control of Grupo Pão de Açúcar, and Diniz no longer had operational functions within the group but remained as chairman.〔(New era dawns at Pão de Açúcar, Casino takes helm ), ''Reuters'', June 22, 2012〕 In April 2013, Diniz was elected as chairman of BRF,〔Kassai, Lucia (9 April 2013). ("Brasil Foods Names Diniz Chairman to Lead Growth" ). ''Bloomberg''. Retrieved 25 November 2013.〕 and in September, he has stepped down as chairman of GPA.〔Cowley, Matthew & Winterstein, Paulo (6 September 2013). ("Brazil Businessman Diniz to Step Down as Pão de Açucar Chairman" ). ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved 25 November 2013.〕 In April 2015, Diniz announced he was wrapping up talks to raise his 5.07 percent stake in Carrefour and that he had shareholder support to take a seat on the board of the supermarket. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abílio Diniz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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