Josué Gomes da Silva
Chairman and CEO, Coteminas
Biography
Biography
Josué Christiano Gomes da Silva is Chairman and CEO of Companhia de
Tecidos Norte de Minas—Coteminas, the biggest textile group in Latin
America. Springs Global, a company controlled by Coteminas, is the
worldwide leader in the towels and bedding segment, with sales of $2
billion and with industries in several countries in North America. He is
also President of the Institute of Studies for Industrial Development
and the former President of the Brazilian Association of Textile and
Clothing Industries. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in
Civil Engineering from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais UFMG (MG,
Brazil), in addition to earning his law degree from Faculdade Milton
Campos (MG, Brazil) and a Master of Business Administration from the
Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management, where he received the
Founder's Medal in recognition for his academic achievement.
Education
MBA, Vanderbilt, 1989