Print PDF

For Immediate Release
Contacts:
Deborah Jacob, for Boyden
t. +55.11.3165.4568
e. [email protected]
Dan Margolis, for Boyden
t. +1 (213) 452-6472
e. [email protected]
BOYDEN’S LEADERSHIP SERIES FEATURES PROMON’S
LUIZ FERNANDO TELLES RUDGE
- Promon CEO outlines the driving forces of building a successful enterprise and
the challenges of sustainability São Paulo, January 14, 2014 – Boyden, a global leader in executive search, today released the latest issue of
its Leadership Series featuring an in-depth interview with Luiz Fernando Telles Rudge, CEO of Promon, a
Brazil-based infrastructure and engineering company.
In the interview, Mr Rudge discusses his company’s approach to sustainability, human resources milestones
and companywide promotion of innovation.
“Promon has been built as a model company with infrastructure to last,” said Trina Gordon, President and CEO
of Boyden World Corporation. “The principles and professionalism embedded in its culture have created an
ideal environment for growth of both the company and its workforce.”
“Promon’s culture of inclusion and attention to talent have been key differentiators,” said Alfredo Guerra Finotti,
a Partner of Boyden Brazil. “Luiz Fernando and his team have also been very successful at creating new areas
of growth and future platforms for major projects and business opportunities.”
Grupo Promon includes Promon Engenharia, Promon Meio Ambiente, P2 Brasil, Trópico, PromonLogicalis and
Promon Intelligens.In its 53 years of business Promon has worked on 2,200 infrastructure projects and served
over 500 customers. The company employs more than 2,300 people across Latin America, including 1,900 in
Brazil, and has been named one of Exame magazine’s “Best Places to Work” for 17 consecutive years.
Mr Rudge has been with Grupo Promon for the past 31 years and has served as CEO since 2010. He holds a
bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas and also attended the Advanced
Management Program at Harvard Business School. He began his career in foreign trade.
The full interview with Mr Rudge and previous Boyden Leadership Series interviews are available at
www.boyden.com.
Previous issues of Boyden’s Leadership Series include interviews with Frank Holder, Chairman of FTI
Consulting Latin America; Sandy Gould, Senior Vice President of Talent Acquisition and Development of
Yahoo; António Mexia, CEO of EDP-Energias de Portgual; Harald Norvik, a Director of ConocoPhillips and
former CEO of Statoil; Stephan Winkelmann, President & CEO of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.; Luís Mira
Amaral, CEO of Banco BIC Português; Jeffrey Housenbold, President and CEO of Shutterfly Inc.; Jaime Rivera,
CEO of Bladex; Svein Rennemo, Chairman of Statoil; Kristin Skogen Lund, Executive VP and Group Director of
Telenor; Ümran Beba, Region President for Asia Pacific for PepsiCo; David Gergen, Director of Harvard’s
Center for Public Leadership and a former presidential advisor; Robert Reich, Professor of Public Policy at the
University of California at Berkeley and a former US Secretary of Labor; and James E. Lillie, CEO of Jarden
Corporation. All are available on Boyden’s website.
Page 2 of 2
About the Series
The Boyden Leadership Series is an ongoing publication that highlights the views of high-profile business leaders on
issues relevant to leadership, management and talent acquisition. The series’ editors conduct interviews with heads
of corporations and other key organisations across the globe to further growth and the exchange of ideas.
About Boyden World Corporation
Boyden is a global leader in the executive search industry with more than 65 offices in over 40 countries. Founded in
1946, Boyden specialises in high level executive search, interim management and human capital consulting across a
broad spectrum of industries. For further information, visit the firm’s website at www.boyden.com.
###