Alfonso Fanjul Jr.

Alfonso "Alfy" Fanjul Jr. (born 1937) is an American billionaire businessman, and the eldest of the Fanjul brothers, who control a sugar and real estate business valued at US$8.2 billion.[1]

Alfonso "Alfy" Fanjul Jr.
Born
Alfonso Fanjul y Gómez-Mena

1937 (age 83–84)
Havana, Cuba
NationalityAmerican
OccupationBusinessman
Net worthUS$8.2 billion (August 2017)[1]
Spouse(s)Tina Fanjul (d. 2000)
Raysa Fanjul
Parent(s)Alfonso Fanjul Sr.
Lillian Rosa Gomez-Mena
RelativesJosé "Pepe" Fanjul (brother)
José Gómez-Mena (grandfather)
Norberto Azqueta Sr. (brother-in-law)

Early life

He is the eldest son of Alfonso Fanjul Sr. and his wife Lillian Rosa Gomez-Mena. He has a bachelor's degree from Fordham University in New York.[2]

Career

In 1982, he became chairman of Flo-Sun Land Corporation, the family holding company, following the death of his father.[3]

In 1987, his net worth was estimated at US$500 million.[3]

Personal life

His divorce from Tina Fanjul, mother of his children, was finalised in 2000 in Florida.[2] She runs Tina Fanjul Associates Inc. Real Estate, which was founded in 1977, and sells property in south Florida and the Dominican Republic.[4]

Their daughter Crista is a marine biology graduate of the University of Miami, and is married to Allan "Tad" Ryan Jr.[3]

Their youngest daughter, Lillian, is an interior designer, and married to Luis Fernandez.[3][5] Fernandez is executive vice president and CFO of Florida Crystals, a Fanjul family company, and co-president of American Sugar Refining.[6]

He is married to Raysa Fanjul since at least 2010.[7]

References
  1. "These Sugar Barons Built an $8 Billion Fortune With Washington's Help". 9 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017 – via www.bloomberg.com.
  2. Brenner, Marie. "In the Kingdom of Big Sugar". vanityfair.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  3. "Exiled Cuban Family Builds Its Sweet Success". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  4. "About Us - Tina Fanjul Associates Real Estate". fanjulrealestate.com. 30 December 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  5. "Sold Out: "Palm Beach Chic," a power panel discussion with Jennifer Ash Rudick, Lillian Fanjul Fernandez and Anne Fairfax - The Society of the Four Arts". www.fourarts.org. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  6. "Florida sugar companies now have a global presence". mypalmbeachpost.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  7. "Palm Beach Social Diary". newyorksocialdiary.com. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2017.


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