Iris Fontbona
| Iris Fontbona | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Iris Balbina Fontbona González 1942/1943 (age 74–75) |
| Residence | Santiago, Chile |
| Citizenship | Chile |
| Net worth | US$12.9 billion (March 2017) |
| Spouse(s) | Andrónico Luksic Abaroa (deceased) |
| Children | 3; including Jean-Paul Luksic Fontbona |
Iris Balbina Fontbona González (born 1942/1943) is a Chilean billionaire businesswoman, the widow of Andrónico Luksic Abaroa, from inheriting Antofagasta PLC. She is the wealthiest person in Chile, one of the fifth wealthiest in Latin America, and the 101st wealthiest person in the world.
Fontbona is one of the richest people in the world, missing the list of top 100 on the Forbes list by one spot in 2016. She was the fifth wealthiest person in Latin America in 2016. She is the richest person in Chile, with a net worth as of March 2017 of $12.9 billion.
In 2016, her wealth was estimated at US$9.9 billion, a decrease from the previous year. She consistently ranks as one of the top ten richest women in the world on a list that generally includes only heiress.
In 2014, Forbes considered Iris Fontbona & family to be the 4th richest family in Latin America. She is the only woman to appear on Forbes list from Latin America. For several years, she was one of only two billionares in Chile on the list, before being joined by nine others in 2016. In 2015, she was ranked 82nd on the Forbes list. In 2013, Fontbona was ranked the 35th richest person on Bloomberg's Billionare List. This position fell to 83rd in 2016. Fontbana lost a quarter of her wealth in 2012.
Fontbona acquired her wealth following the death of her husband, Andrónico Luksic Abaroa, in 2005 from cancer.
The bulk of her husband's business went to their three sons, Guillermo, Jean Paul and Andronico. Jean Paul manages Antofagasta, Luksic Group's copper mining group and one of the largest mining companies in the world.
Fontbona and her family control Antofagasta, the Santiago-based mining company. Through the publicly-traded company Quiñenco, they control Banco de Chile, Madeco, a copper products manufacturer, the country's largest brewer CCU, and a shipping company, CSAV. CSAV is the world's 16th largest shipping company as measured by TEUs. In 2013, she controlled 65% of Antofagasta.
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