Leila Pereira
Leila Pereira | |
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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 |
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| Board member of | Chairman of Crefisa and FAM Placar Linhas Aéreas |
| Spouse | José Roberto Lamacchia |
Leila Mejdalani Pereira (born 11 November 1964) is a Brazilian businesswoman, lawyer, journalist and sports director. She ran the financial company Crefisa and for her activities at association football club Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, of which she has been president since 2021.
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.
Since the beginning of the partnership with Crefisa, Palmeiras has won two Copa Libertadores da América titles, and three Campeonato Brasileiro titles.
In 2022, Forbes listed Pereira as the fifth richest woman in Brazil.