Fernando Roig
$2.5B
Born
Jun 25, 1947
Age
78
Source of Wealth
Supermarkets
Residence
Valencia,
Citizenship
Spain
Marital Status
Married
Children
2
Education
- Fernando Roig owns ceramics firm Pamesa as well as a 9% stake in Spanish supermarket chain Mercadona.
- His billionaire brother Juan Roig is the majority shareholder of Mercadona, which was founded by their parents in 1977.
- Juan and Fernando took over Mercadona with their sisters in 1981 when it was only an eight-store chain.
- Since then they have turned it into one of Europe's largest food retailers, with nearly 1,700 supermarkets and 110,000 employees.
- Fernando also owns professional soccer team Villarreal C.F. of Spain.
- Fernando's sister-in-law, Hortensia Herrero (married to his brother Juan), also helped build Mercadona and is a billionaire.
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