Gianluigi & Rafaela Aponte
$16.65B
as of 03/10/23
About Gianluigi & Rafaela Aponte
A captain by training, Gianluigi Aponte entered the shipping industry in 1970 with his wife Rafaela.
Their company MSC overtook AP Møller Maersk as the world's largest shipping line in terms of capacity in 2022.
In 2014, Gianluigi retired as CEO and became chairman. His son Diego took over until MSC tapped former Maersk COO Soren Toft as CEO in November 2019.
MSC also operates in holiday cruises (MSC Cruises), inland logistics (Medlog) and port operations (Terminal Investment Limited).
Personal stats
Citizenship
SwitzerlandSource of wealth
ShippingResidence
Geneva, SwitzerlandMarital status
MarriedBirth date
06/27/40 (age 84)Number of children
2Self-made
self-madeGianluigi & Rafaela Aponte’s fortune is worth
278K
troy ounces of gold
256K
median U.S. household
167K
median U.S. income
0.333%
U.S. credit card volume
0.067%
GDP of the United States
0.049%
United States debt
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Gianluigi financed the acquisition of his first ship ever, a German vessel named Patricia, with a loan. The second ship he bought was named after his wife, Rafaela.
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