Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken | |
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| Born | Charlene Heineken (1954-06-30)30 June 1954 (age 70) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Education | Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar |
| Alma mater | Leiden University |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Freddy Heineken Lucille Cummins |
Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken (born 30 June 1954) is a Dutchbillionaire businesswoman, and the owner of a 25% controlling interest in the world's second-largest brewer,Heineken N.V. As of July 2024,Forbes estimated her net worth at US$14.1 billion.[2]
Charlene Heineken was born on 30 June 1954, the daughter ofFreddy Heineken, a Dutch industrialist, and Lucille Cummins, an American from aKentucky family ofbourbon whiskey distillers. She was educated atRijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar, followed by a law degree fromLeiden University.[2]
She owns a 25% controlling stake in Dutch brewerHeineken, of which she is also an executive director.[3]
The biannualHeineken Prize for cognitive science is named after her.[4]
She is married toMichel de Carvalho, a British financier, director ofCitigroup and a former Olympic skier, whom she met on a ski holiday inSt. Moritz, Switzerland.[5] He is known for portrayingT.E. Lawrence's ill-fated servant Farraj in the 1962 film classicLawrence of Arabia as a teen, and he is currently a member of the supervisory board of Heineken NV. They reside in London with their five children.[2][6][7]
Upon the death of her father in 2002, Charlene inherited about£3 billion, making her the wealthiest person with Dutch citizenship.[8][9] Prior to that, she had no money to her name except for one share of Heineken stock.[1] In 2019, theSunday Times Rich List ranking of the wealthiest people in the UK named her the wealthiest woman and the 7th overall, with an estimated fortune of £12 billion.[10] Charlene's wealth in 2021 was estimated by Forbes at $16.7 billion making her 116th among the world's billionaires.[11]
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.
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