Rafaela Aponte-Diamant

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Rafaela Aponte-Diamant
Born
Rafaela Diamant

(1945-03-26) 26 March 1945 (age 79)
Haifa, Israel
CitizenshipItalian[1]
Occupation(s)Founder, Mediterranean Shipping Company
SpouseGianluigi Aponte
Children2

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] In 2024, Forbes estimated Aponte-Diamant's net worth at $33.1 billion, ranking her as the 48th-richest person in the world.[2]

Early life

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

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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gandhi, Jamila (14 July 2023). "Meet Rafaela Aponte-Diamant, The World's Richest Self-Made Woman". Forbes ME. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Rafaela Aponte-Diamant". Forbes. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Top 10 Richest Women in the World - All Top Everything". 15 September 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Gianluigi Aponte e la MSC Crociere - Grandi personaggi - Impresa Oggi". www.impresaoggi.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Gianluigi Aponte". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Gianluigi & Rafaela Aponte". Forbes. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
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