Rank #1738
Fernando Roig
Net worth $2.4B
Supermarkets · Spain
- Born
- Jun 25, 1947
- Age
- 78
- Source
- Supermarkets
- Residence
- Valencia
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 2
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- 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.