Rafaela Aponte-Diamant (Hebrew: רפאלה אפונטה-דיאמנט) is an Italian-Israeli billionaire and a major shareholder of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Group, along with her husband, Gianluigi Aponte.
As of December 2024, Forbes estimated Aponte-Diamant's net worth at $33 billion, ranking her as the 53rd-richest person in the world.
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.
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. 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.
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