Meet Russian-born Swiss billionaire, Margarita Louis-Dreyfus; chairperson of French commodities giant Louis Dreyfus Holdings, president of the Louis Dreyfus Foundation and soccer billionaire owner of French side Olympique de Marseille.
With an estimated net value of over €8 billion, Margerite joins compatriot Roman Abramovich, as a major player in Europe's soccer elite.
Orphaned at just seven years of age following a tragic train crash, Louis-Dreyfus was raised by her grandfather in what was then the Soviet Union. She has since adopted Switzerland as her home and took charge of the Louis Dreyfus Group in 2009, following her husband's death from leukemia
Reportedly planning to spend an estimated $7 billion on acquisitions in the next five years, Margarita is busy prepping her three children to join the multinational trading group which employs 30,000 people in over fifty countries.
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