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WEG Group CEO, Harry Schmelzer Jr., is among the best Chief Executive Officers in Brazil in a survey published by Forbes Brazil Magazine this July. This is the third time that Harry Schmelzer is honored with such award.
The choices were made by a select group of ten consultants, business experts in business management and corporate leadership. Upon a secret election, the winners were selected among a list of 25 indicated CEOs from different economic sectors in the country.
Founded in 1961, WEG is a global electro-electronic equipment company, operating in the capital goods sector a with focus on electric motors, gearboxes and drives and controls, energy generation and transformers, electrification products and systems, automation and digitalization.
WEG stands out in innovation by constantly developing solutions to meet the major trends in energy efficiency, renewable energy and electric mobility.
With manufacturing units in 15 countries and present in more than 135 countries, the company has more than 40,000 employees worldwide. WEG’s net revenue reached R$ 32.5 billion in 2023, 52.9% from external markets.
