Rafaela Aponte-Diamant
$34.83B
$7.8M
as of 05/13/24
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.
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Citizenship
SwitzerlandSource of wealth
ShippingResidence
Geneva, SwitzerlandMarital status
MarriedBirth date
03/26/45 (age 79)Number of children
2Self-made
self-madeRafaela Aponte-Diamant’s fortune is worth
581K
troy ounces of gold
536K
median U.S. household
348K
median U.S. income
0.697%
U.S. credit card volume
0.139%
GDP of the United States
0.102%
United States debt
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Did you know?
The second ship that the Apontes bought was named after Rafaela.
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