Iris Fontbona & family
$27.3B
Born
Jan 01, 1943
Age
82
Source of Wealth
Mining
Residence
Santiago,
Citizenship
Chile
Marital Status
Widowed
Children
3
Education
- Iris Fontbona is the widow of Andrónico Luksic, who built a fortune in mining and beverages before dying of cancer in 2005.
- He left his businesses to Fontbona and his three sons: Jean-Paul, Andrónico and Guillermo Luksic (who died of lung cancer in 2013 at age 57).
- Fontbona and her children control Antofagasta Plc, which owns copper mines in Chile and trades on the London Stock Exchange.
- Fontbona and her children also own a majority stake in Quiñenco, a publicly-traded Chilean conglomerate active in banking, beer and manufacturing.
- Jean-Paul Luksic is chairman of Antofagasta; Andrónico Luksic, who headed up Quiñenco since 2013, stepped down in December 2023.
- In 2004, her son Andrónico climbed Mount Everest, and in 2005 he completed The Seven Summits of the World, reaching the highest peaks on each continent.
| Exchange | Ticker | Company Name | Number Of Shares | Share Price | Currency Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONDON | ANTO-GB | Antofagasta PLC | 640,018,000 | 20.95 | GBP |
| SANTIAGO | QUINENCO-CL | Quinenco SA | 1,378,459,000 | 3.91 | CLP |