Rafaela Aponte-Diamant

Rafaela Aponte-Diamant an Italian billionaire and a major shareholder of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Group, along with her husband, Gianluigi Aponte.[1]

Rafaela Aponte-Diamant
Born
Rafaela Diamant

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

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.[2]

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.[3][4] They have two children, Diego Aponte and Alexa Aponte Vago, who are respectively CEO and CFO of MSC.[4][5]

References

  1. Gandhi, Jamila (2023-07-14). "Meet Rafaela Aponte-Diamant, The World's Richest Self-Made Woman". Forbes ME. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  2. "Top 10 Richest Women in the World - All Top Everything". 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  3. "Gianluigi Aponte e la MSC Crociere - Grandi personaggi - Impresa Oggi". www.impresaoggi.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  4. "Bloomberg Billionaires Profile". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  5. "Gianluigi & Rafaela Aponte". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
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