Esther Korowitz net worth
Esther Korowitz Net Worth: Esther Koplowitz is a Spanish businesswoman who has a net worth of $1 billion. Esther became rich as the heir to Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC), a leading diversified Spanish group based in Barcelona. Both Esther and her sister Alicia inherited part of the company, which was owned and run by their late father Ernesto, who died in a horse riding accident in 1962.
The sisters jointly managed the businesses from 1989 to 1997, when Esther bought her sister’s shares for $800 million. Today, Esther owns 48% of the FCC’s $15.3 billion (2012 revenue) and serves on its supervisory board. A mother of three, Esther recently got her daughters into the industry. The eldest, Esther Alcocer Koplowitz, became chairman in January 2013, while two other daughters, Alicia Alcocer Koplowitz and Carmen Alcocer Koplowitz, also hold board positions at the FCC and its subsidiary Cementos Portland Valderrivas. In addition to the FCC, Esther has a private art collection that includes works by Francisco Goya and Camille Pissarro. In addition, she chairs the Esther Koplowitz Foundation, through which she is actively involved in philanthropy. Esther Koplowitz was born on August 10, 1953 in Madrid, Spain, and currently lives in her hometown of Madrid with her second husband, Fernando Falco.
