Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken

Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken
Born Charlene Heineken
30 June 1954
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alma mater University of Leiden
Net worth IncreaseUS$11.6 billion (2015)
Spouse(s) Michel de Carvalho
Parent(s) Freddy Heineken and Lucille Cummins

Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken (born 30 June 1954) is the owner of a controlling interest in the world's third-largest brewer, Heineken International.[1] She is one of Britain's richest women,[2] with a net worth of $11 billion according to Forbes.[3]

Early life

Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken was born on June 30, 1954. She is the daughter of Freddy Heineken, the Dutch industrialist, and Lucille Cummins, an American from a Kentucky family of bourbon whiskey distillers. She studied Law at the University of Leiden.

Career

She is an executive director at Heineken Holdings NV,[4] and her husband is a member of the supervisory board at Heineken NV.[5]

Personal life

She married Michel de Carvalho, a financier involved in NM Rothschild and Citi businesses, graduate of Harvard University, former film actor (as Michel Ray), and former Olympic luger she met on a ski holiday in St. Moritz, Switzerland.[5] They reside in London with their five children.

Upon the death of her father in 2002, she inherited a fortune worth approximately £3billion sterling, making her the wealthiest person with (shared) Dutch citizenship.[6][7] In 2013, the Sunday Times Rich List ranking of the wealthiest people in the UK placed her 10th with an estimated fortune of £7billion.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bertoni, Steven (2009-06-09). "In Pictures: World's Richest Women - Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken - Forbes.com". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  2. ↑ "Britain's richest women". Virgin Media.
  3. ↑ "Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken". Forbes. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  4. ↑ "Age Gate". Theheinekencompany.com. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sellers, Patricia (December 3, 2014). "Heineken's Charlene de Carvalho: A self-made heiress". Fortune Magazine (2014-12-22) (Time Inc.). Retrieved 2014-12-30. While women in the Netherlands generally attach their maiden name to their married name, Charlene, as a London resident, had dropped “Heineken” from her surname.
  6. ↑ Rossingh, Danielle (2003-02-26). "Heineken heiress remains a mystery". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  7. ↑ The Daily Telegraph - Sunday Times Rich List 2010: Britain's richest see wealth rise by one third, 2010-04-24
  8. ↑ "Sunday Times". Features.thesundaytimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-02-26.

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