The Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce announced Alexandre Birman as the Brazilian recipient of the 2024 Person of the Year Awards.
For the past 52 years, the Chamber has honored as “Person of the Year” two prominent leaders, one Brazilian and one American, who have been particularly instrumental in forging closer ties and enhancing the relationship between Brazil and the United States. The American honoree has not been announced yet.
Alexandre Birman is CEO and CCO of Arezzo&Co, which leads the largest fashion house of brands in Brazil, including Arezzo, Schutz, Anacapri, Alexandre Birman, Alme, Reserva, Carol Bassi, Vans, Oficina Reserva, Reserva Go, Simples, Reversa, Reserva INK, Reserva Mini, BAW Clothing, TROC, Vicenza, Paris Texas, and the ZZMALL marketplace.
Mr. Birman led the launch of the ZZMALL digital platform; the creation of the ZZ APP; and the formation of ZZ Ventures, the group’s corporate venture capital. In consolidating growth, he headed the 2020 fusion of Reserva; the creation of AR&CO, the company’s lifestyle division; and the 2023 acquisition of the Italian brand Paris Texas. Also in 2023, Arezzo&Co launched Arezzo in the United States, greatly strengthening its international growth and footprint.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Birman has received national and international awards. He was named as one of the “Top 10 Designers” by Footwear News in 2012 and “Designer of the Year” by the Fashion Footwear Association of New York in 2017 – and, in 2009, won the “Vivian Infantino Emergen Talent Award.” He was honored among Valor Econômico’s “Executivos de Valor” and was included among the most influential people in Latin America (Bloomberg Línea, 2022) and the fashion world (Business of Fashion, since 2017).
A native of Belo Horizonte (MG), Mr. Birman graduated in Business Administration from Universidade FUMEC. He participated in the Owner / President Management Program at Harvard Business School and, since 2013, has been a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).
The nomination of Mr. Birman as 2024 Person of the Year was widely proposed by Chamber members and unanimously approved by our Board of Directors. The Board is comprised of a broad spectrum of leading Brazilian and U.S. firms that are active in both countries.
“The Board’s selection of Mr. Birman recognizes his commitment to producing high-quality, sustainable products and experiences on a global platform and his prominent and influential role in strengthening Arezzo&Co’s international growth, factors that coincide with the values promoted by the Chamber”, emphasizes the Chamber.
Mr. Birman will be honored at the 2024 Person of the Year Awards Gala Dinner, to take place at The Glasshouse in New York, on Wednesday, May 15th. Over 1,000 leaders from the international business, financial, and diplomatic communities convene in New York City each year at this traditional gala to pay tribute to the honorees.