Rafaela Aponte-Diamant

Rafaela Aponte-Diamant
רפאלה אפונטה-דיאמנט
Born
Rafaela Diamant

(1945-03-26) 26 March 1945
Haifa, Mandatory Palestine
CitizenshipItalian[1]
OccupationsFounder, Mediterranean Shipping Company
SpouseGianluigi Aponte
Children2

Rafaela Aponte-Diamant (Hebrew: רפאלה אפונטה-דיאמנט) is an Italian-Israeli billionaire and a co-founder of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Group, along with her husband, Gianluigi Aponte.[1]

As of 2026, Forbes estimated Aponte-Diamant's net worth at $44.5 billion, ranking her as the 42nd-richest person in the world.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4][5] They have two children, Diego Aponte, who is group president of MSC and was the company's CEO from 2014 until November 2019, and Alexa Aponte Vago, who is CFO of MSC.[5][6][2] The Apontes reside in Switzerland.[7]

In April 2026, it was announced that the Aponte family had completed a transfer of ownership of the company to their two children, Diego Aponte and Alexa Aponte Vago.[8][9]

References

  1. 1 2 Gandhi, Jamila (14 July 2023). "Meet Rafaela Aponte-Diamant, The World's Richest Self-Made Woman". Forbes ME. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Rafaela Aponte-Diamant". Forbes. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Top 10 Richest Women in the World - All Top Everything". 15 September 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Gianluigi Aponte e la MSC Crociere - Grandi personaggi - Impresa Oggi". www.impresaoggi.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Gianluigi Aponte". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Gianluigi & Rafaela Aponte". Forbes. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "Gianluigi Aponte". Bloomberg. 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Aponte family completes generational handover at MSC". Shippax. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "MSC transfers ownership to next generation of Aponte family". Container News. 14 April 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
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