Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken

Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken (born 30 June 1954, Amsterdam) is the owner of a controlling interest in the world's third-largest brewer, Heineken International.^[1]

She is the daughter of Freddy Heineken, the Dutch industrialist, and Lucille Cummins, an American from a Kentucky family of bourbon whiskey distillers.

Charlene Heineken studied law at the University of Leiden.^[2] 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. They reside in London, England with their five children.

Upon the death of her father in 2002, she inherited a fortune worth approximately three billion, which, by 2010 had grown to £4.4Bn, making her the richest woman in the Netherlands.^[3][4] She sits on the board of management of Heineken, and her husband is a member of the supervisory board.

See also

• List of Dutch by net worth

References

1. ^ Bertoni, Steven. "In Pictures: World's Richest Women - Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken - Forbes.com". www.forbes.com. http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/09/worlds-richest-women-walton-bettencourt-business-billionaires-wealth_slide_11.html. Retrieved 2010-03-18. 
2. ^ [www.moneyweek.com/news-and-charts/charlene-de-carvalho-the-new-queen-of-british-brewing.aspx "Charlene de Carvalho: the new queen of British brewing - MoneyWeek"]. www.moneyweek.com. www.moneyweek.com/news-and-charts/charlene-de-carvalho-the-new-queen-of-british-brewing.aspx. Retrieved 2010-03-18. 
3. ^ Rossingh, Danielle (2003-02-26). "BBC NEWS". news.bbc.co.uk. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2781221.stm. Retrieved 2010-03-18. 
4. ^ The Daily Telegraph - Sunday Times Rich List 2010: Britain's richest see wealth rise by one third, 24 April 2010

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