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Rafaela Aponte-Diamant
$34B
Real Time Net Worth
as of 4/29/24
#46 in the world todayReflects change since 5 pm ET of prior trading day.
About Rafaela Aponte-Diamant
- Rafaela Aponte-Diamant and her husband Gianluigi each own a 50% stake in MSC, the world's largest shipping line.
- Rafaela first met Gianluigi on a trip to the Italian island of Capri in the 1960s, when Gianluigi was a ship captain.
- They entered the shipping industry together in 1970, when they purchased a ship with a $200,000 loan.
- MSC also operates in holiday cruises (MSC Cruises), inland logistics (Medlog) and port operations (Terminal Investment Limited.)
- Rafaela is responsible for decorating ships for MSC Cruises; Gianluigi is MSC's executive chairman and their son, Diego, is MSC's president.
Wealth History
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Personal Stats
- Age
- 79
- Source of Wealth
- Shipping, Self Made
- Residence
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 2
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