Although the Forbes list has placed María del Pino Calvo-Sotelo as the second richest Spaniard, little is known about her. Both her life and that of her husband and her three children have remained away from all eyes. This has made the daughter of Rafael del Pino many consider her a very mysterious woman, only surpassed in wealth by Sandra Ortega, who has only done one interview and for more than a decade.
María del Pino is the eldest sister of five siblings and president of the foundation that bears her father’s name. According to Forbes magazine, he is the seventh richest person with a net worth of 3.2 billion euros (+700 million). It owes its fortune to being the second largest shareholder in Ferrovial, with 8%. It also has stakes in companies such as Menosmares SL and is almost 100% owner of the SICAV Altas Investment.
The businesswoman studied Economics and Business Sciences at the Complutense University of Madrid and once she finished her degree she moved to Brussels.where she worked as an intern at the European Commission. Once he returned to Madrid in 1979, he became part of the UCD International Relations Secretariat.
He studied a postgraduate degree at IESE after this stage of his life and finally joined Ferroviala company dedicated to infrastructure founded by Rafael del Pino. In In 1985 she left again, this time for the United States, since her boyfriend at the time (now her husband) had gotten a job there.
In 2000 the couple returned to Spain, this time accompanied by their three children, and del Pino’s father, Once the Rafael del Pino Foundation was created to promote training and leadership in the professional field, He appointed María del Pino as its president.
After the death of his father in 2008, he inherited 8% of Ferrovial’s shares.a company of which he continues to be part of its board of directors. Of her most personal side, only what she wanted to share has been known, practically nothing. In fact, not even the names of his three children, who will one day inherit one of the largest fortunes in Spain, are known.
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