Rafaela Aponte-Diamant
Rafaela Aponte-Diamant | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rafaela Diamant 26 March 1945 |
| Citizenship | Italian[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Founder, Mediterranean Shipping Company |
| Spouse | Gianluigi Aponte |
| Children | 2 |
Rafaela Aponte-Diamant is an Italian billionaire and a major shareholder of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Group, along with her husband, Gianluigi Aponte.[1]
As of December 2024, Forbes estimated Aponte-Diamant's net worth at $33 billion, ranking her as the 53rd-richest person in the world.[2]
Early life
[edit]Aponte-Diamant was born in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine. As a child, she and her parents then immigrated to Switzerland, where her father worked as an executive banker in Geneva, Switzerland.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Aponte-Diamant is married to Gianluigi Aponte, an Italian businessman. They met when she was a passenger on a boat of which he was the captain.[4][5] They have two children, Diego Aponte, who is group president of MSC and was the company's CEO from 2014 until November 2019, and Alexa Aponte Vago, who is CFO of MSC.[5][6][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gandhi, Jamila (14 July 2023). "Meet Rafaela Aponte-Diamant, The World's Richest Self-Made Woman". Forbes ME. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Rafaela Aponte-Diamant". Forbes. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "Top 10 Richest Women in the World - All Top Everything". 15 September 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Gianluigi Aponte e la MSC Crociere - Grandi personaggi - Impresa Oggi". www.impresaoggi.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Gianluigi Aponte". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
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