2023-06-24 03:24:16
By Euronews with FORBES, 20min • Last updated: 24/06/2023 – 05:22
The richest man in Europe lives in France, but there are also many billionaires in Switzerland. According to Forbes, these 5 are the richest Swiss…
The richest person in the world according to the new FORBES list is Frenchman Bernard Arnault with a fortune of $233.7 billion. The 74-year-old entrepreneur owns the luxury group LVMH (Louis Vuitton and Moët Hennessy) and the fashion house Dior.
5th place: Magdalena Martullo Blocher (54)
The head of EMS-Chemie describes her management style in an interview with Swiss television SRF as “open but consistent”. She is trying to influence the Swiss government to make good policies.
The daughter of Swiss right-wing populist Christoph Blocher and her three siblings inherited the chemical company EMS from her father. According to FORBES, you own 6.7 billion US dollars.
Her sister Rahel (47) is the 7th richest person in Switzerland by FORBES. Like her father, Magdalena Martullo Blocher does politics for the Swiss People’s Party SVP. She has been a member of parliament in Bern for 8 years.
4th place: Guillaume Pousaz (41 years old)
Guillaume Pousaz got rich with the internet payment company Checkout. According to the FORBES list, he owns $7.2 billion.
Of himself, Pousaz says: “After witnessing the growth of the internet from an early age, I founded Checkout.com in 2012. Over the past ten years, I have worked with some of the most innovative companies in the world to bring them solutions to the most complex payment problems to offer.”
And the entrepreneur explains: “Today, Checkout.com is one of the largest fintechs worldwide with over 20 branches and a team of over 2,000 employees. I’m originally from Switzerland, I’m an avid surfer and the father of three great children.”
3rd place: Ivan Glasenberg (66 years old)
According to FORBES, the boss of the commodity trading and mining group Glencore owns around 9 billion dollars. Ivan Glasenberg was born in South Africa, but also has an Australian and of course a Swiss passport. His home is in Rüschlikon near Zurich.
2nd place: Ernesto Bertarelli (57 years old)
Ernesto Bertarelli is best known to sailing fans as CEO of Alinghi Red Bull Racing and founder of Team Alinghi. And he was under discussion as a possible new owner of Inter Milan.
The heir to the pharmaceutical company Serono SA actually comes from Rome. He became Swiss at the age of 24. Bertarelli is now worth $9.4 billion, according to FORBES.
Bertarelli made headlines when he split from his wife Kirsty – a singer and former Miss Great Britain – following 21 years of marriage and she was paid billions for the separation. Some said it would make her one of Britain’s richest women…
1st place: Gianluigi Aponte (82 years old) and his wife Rafaela Aponte-Diamant
There are hardly any photos of the richest couple in the Alpine republic: Gianluigi Aponte and Rafaela Aponte-Diamant. According to FORBES, the two together own $31.2 billion – making them by far the richest people in Switzerland.
Gianluigi Aponte owns the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), which is one of the largest container shipping companies in the world. The trained sailor comes from Naples. Apparently he met his future wife on a cruise ship – and moved to Geneva with her.
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