Francesco Saputo

$1.22B

$23.6M (2%)

as of 07/02/24

About Francesco Saputo

Francesco Saputo owns a stake in his family's eponymous Canadian dairy company.

His father, Giuseppe, founded the business in 1954 with $500 and a bicycle for deliveries after immigrating to Canada from Sicily.

His brother, Emanuele (Lino) Saputo, was chairman from 1969 until retiring in 2017. His nephew, Lino, Jr., is the current chairman.

The publicly traded, Montreal-based company had revenues of $11.9 billion in 2022 and sells its products in more than 40 countries.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Canada

Source of wealth

Cheese

Residence

Montreal, Canada

Marital status

Married

Self-made

inherited