Top 10 booze billionaires
7th March, 2019
by
Lauren Eads
6. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken and family
World ranking: #89
Country: Netherlands, but resides in London
Worth: $14.2bn
Age: 64
Business: The daughter of Freddy Heineken, the Dutch industrialist, and Lucille Cummins, an American from a Kentucky family of Bourbon whiskey distillers, Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken is the controlling owner (23%) of the world’s third-largest brewer, Heineken International, which owns a worldwide portfolio of over 170 beer brands.
She inherited her controlling stake in 2002 following the death of her father. Its brands include Heineken, Red Stripe and Lagunitas.
Her husband Michel, an investment banker, is on Heineken’s supervisory board.
Education: Bachelor of Arts/Science, Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar; Doctor of Jurisprudence, University of Leiden
