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Name
Iris Fontbona
rarely heard of in public, even though he controls a business empire
mine
, banking, and beverage industries worth tens of billions of US dollars in
Chile
.
Iris is the central figure behind the Luksic family business empire.The group controls Antofagasta, a Santiago-based mining company and one of the world’s largest copper producers.
Through the public company Quinenco, Iris and his family also control Banco de Chile, a giant beverage company (CCU), a shipping company (CSAV), and an energy company (Enex).
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Forbes
estimates that Iris’ wealth reaches US$41 billion, which if converted into rupiah is around Rp. 681 trillion assuming an exchange rate of Rp. 16,663 per US dollar.This wealth makes Iris the richest person in Chile, and one of the richest women in Latin America.
As the wife of the late Andrónico Luksic Abaroa, Iris inherited her husband’s conglomerate.However, this legacy does not work on autopilot so it still survives today.Iris’s role in juggling the business octopus is getting bigger.
Most of Iris’ wealth comes from the ownership of almost 70 percent of the Luksic family in Antofagasta.
He and his family also control 83 percent of Quinenco, a public holding company that controls Banco de Chile, the famous beverage producer CCU, container shipping company CSAV, as well as a number of other assets.
Based on data analysis
Bloomberg
, the Luksic family has pocketed more than US$10 billion or the equivalent of IDR 166 trillion in dividends from Antofagasta and Quinenco.
The Luksic family is recorded as owning more than 84 percent of the shares of the Plava Laguna resort chain listed on the Croatian stock exchange.
This family’s wealth portfolio also includes the Canal 13 television network. Canal 13 is one of the largest and most influential private TV networks in Chile.
Iris Balbina Fontbona González, was born in 1942 in Antofagasta, a city known for its strong mining history in Chile.
He was raised in a strong Catholic family.It’s no surprise that Iris went to a Catholic high school, which apparently shaped her life values and discipline from an early age.
At the age of 17, Iris met Andrónico Luksic Abaroa, a widowed businessman.Andrónico is the founder of the Luksic Group, whose business is diversified, with businesses in the mining, banking and beverage sectors.
The two were 15 years apart in age at that time, where Andrónico was 35 years old.However, the large age difference did not prevent the two from getting married.
Iris was reportedly around 18 years old when she married Andrónico in 1961. After marriage, Iris was actively involved in various lines of the Luksic Group family business, which was growing at that time.
When Andrónico died of cancer, Iris was believed to be Luksic’s new ‘architect’.
Under Iris’ leadership, Antofagasta grew into one of the world’s leading copper producers.Meanwhile Quiñenco is also expanding its work into various sectors, including finance and manufacturing.
From that marriage, they had three sons: Jean-Paul, Andrónico, and Guillermo.The youngest Guillermo died in 2013 due to lung cancer.
There are not many stories that can be extracted about their personal lives.This family is very private and rarely appears in public.
Like other crazy rich, Iris is also widely known for her philanthropic contributions.He regularly supports Telethon Chile, an annual event that supports children with physical disabilities.
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