This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Fuhrken and the second or paternal family name is Batista.
Eike Batista
Eike Batista in 2011
Born Eike Fuhrken Batista
3 November 1956 (age 57)
Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Nationality Brazil
Ethnicity German Brazilian[1][2]
Alma mater RWTH Aachen University (Dropped out)
Occupation CEO of EBX Group
Net worth US$ < 0 (2014)[3]
Spouse(s)
Luma de Oliveira (m. 1991; div. 2004)
Children Thor Batista (b. 1992)
Olin Batista (b. 1996)
Balder Batista (b. 2013)
Eike Fuhrken Batista (Portuguese: [ˈejki ˈfuʁkẽj bɐˈtʃistɐ]; born 3 November 1956) is a Brazilian business magnate who made a fortune in mining and oil and gas exploration.[4][5] Presently, he is the chairman of Brazilian conglomerate EBX Group. The group includes five companies that trade on the BOVESPA's Novo Mercado, a special segment of the São Paulo stock market where enterprises with the highest standards of corporate governance are listed. These five companies are: OGX[6] (oil and gas), MPX[7] (energy), LLX[8] (logistics), MMX[9] (mining) and OSX[10] (offshore services and equipment).
In early 2012, Batista had a net worth of $30.0 billion, making him the seventh wealthiest person in the world and the richest in Brazil.[11][12] By July 2013, his wealth had plummeted to $200 million due to his debts and company's falling stock prices.[13][14] Bloomberg reported in January 2014 that Batista "has a negative net worth." [3]