Raphael Geminder

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Raphael Geminder is an Australian businessman, most notable for being the founder of the Pact Group Holdings, which is the largest packaging company in Australia.

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Raphael Geminder
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NationalityAustralian
EducationKing David Linksfield High School, Johannesburg
Alma materSyracuse University
OccupationBusinessman
SpouseFiona Geminder
Children1
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Career

Geminder was born and raised in South Africa. He attended the King David Linksfield High School in Johannesburg. He completed his MBA in Finance from Syracuse University. He served as the chairman of Visy from 1991 to 2002. In 2002, he founded the Pact Group Holdings, and he serves as its non-executive chairman.[1][non-primary source needed] As of September 2022, Geminder owned 47 percent of PACT.[2]

Geminder has served as the Honorary Consul of the Republic of South Africa, in the State of Victoria, since July 2006.[3] In 2015 it was reported that Geminder was a board member of the Carlton Football Club.[4]

Personal life

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Geminder is married to Fiona Geminder, who was, in 2021, equally notable for being the third richest woman in Australia;[5] and is a daughter of the late Richard Pratt and Jeanne Pratt AC.[4]

Raphael and Fiona Geminder have one daughter, Georgia Geminder, who left a career of fashion modelling to start her own herbal toothpaste company.[5]

Net worth

As of 2021, Forbes assessed his net worth at US$3.3 billion,[6] making Geminder ranked as one of the wealthiest businessmen in Australia. Geminder has regularly appeared in The Australian Financial Review Rich List, a list of the 200 richest people in Australia:[7]

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2019[8] 53 $957 million Decrease
2020[9] 98 Decrease $957 million Steady
2021[10][6] 90 Increase $1.27 billion Increase $3.30 billion
2022 92 Decrease $1.50 billion Increase
2023[11] 108 Decrease $1.30 billion Decrease
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