Portrait of Sasson Dayan & family

Rank #2416

Sasson Dayan & family

Net worth $1.7B

Banking · Brazil

Born
Apr 01, 1940
Age
86
Source
Banking
Residence
Sao Paulo
Citizenship
Brazil
Marital status
Married
Children
3
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Lebanon-born Sasson Dayan founded Brazil's Banco Daycoval in 1968 with his brother Ibrahim Dayan.
  • Daycoval has become one of Brazil's biggest lenders to small and mid-sized businesses, and also provides personal banking services.
  • Dayan transferred almost all his shares in Daycoval to his three sons in 2015, whose stakes are included in the family fortune.
  • Dayan remains president of the bank's board, while daily operations are headed by his sons and nephew.
  • Dayan got his start working at a banking firm in Lebanon founded by his father.