Rank #179
Johann Rupert & family
Net worth $16.2B
Luxury goods · South Africa
- Born
- Jun 01, 1950
- Age
- 75
- Source
- Luxury goods
- Residence
- Cape Town
- Citizenship
- South Africa
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 3
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Johann Rupert is chairman of Swiss luxury goods firm Compagnie Financiere Richemont.
- The company is best known for the brands Cartier and Montblanc.
- It was formed in 1998 through a spinoff of assets owned by Rembrandt Group Limited (now Remgro Limited), which his father Anton formed in the 1940s.
- He owns 7% of diversified investment firm Remgro, which he chairs, as well as 26% of Reinet, an investment holding company based in Luxembourg.
- Rupert has been a vocal opponent of plans to allow fracking in the Karoo, a region of South Africa where he owns land.
- Rupert was an investor in the Saracens English rugby team and Anthonij Rupert Wines, named after his deceased brother.
- Rupert says his biggest regret was not buying half of Gucci when he had the opportunity to do so for just $175 million.
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