Rafaela Aponte-Diamant
Rafaela Aponte-Diamant | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rafaela Diamant 26 March 1945 Haifa, Mandatory Palestine (now Israel) |
| Citizenship | Italian[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Founder, Mediterranean Shipping Company |
| Spouse | Gianluigi Aponte |
| Children | 2 |
Rafaela Aponte-Diamant an Italian billionaire and a major shareholder of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Group, along with her husband, Gianluigi Aponte.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3][4] They have two children, Diego Aponte and Alexa Aponte Vago, who are respectively CEO and CFO of MSC.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Gandhi, Jamila (2023-07-14). "Meet Rafaela Aponte-Diamant, The World's Richest Self-Made Woman". Forbes ME. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ^ "Top 10 Richest Women in the World - All Top Everything". 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "Gianluigi Aponte e la MSC Crociere - Grandi personaggi - Impresa Oggi". www.impresaoggi.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Bloomberg Billionaires Profile". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Gianluigi & Rafaela Aponte". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
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