2Alberto Benavides & family – $ 2 Billion
Alberto Benavides also comes from a family with a powerful name in the mining industry.
He is the son of Alberto Benavides Diez-Canseco, the founder of the mining company Compania de Minas Buenaventura.
He and his family own 27% stake of this company that is one of Peru’s largest gold and silver producers, with a market capitalization that exceeds $7 billion.
Alberto started working for his family’s business as General Manager of Buenaventura and then he took over the CEO position of the prestigious company.
Today, his two sons are in charge of the management, Roque being its CEO and Raul sitting on the board of directors.
His net worth is estimated to be $ 2 Billion.
