Rafael del Pino
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Rafael del Pino y Moreno (and family) (born 10 November 1920 in Madrid
, Spain; died 14 June 2008 in Madrid) was one of the wealthiest men in Europe. He had a net worth of approximately 8.6 billion US dollars in 2007. Del Pino founded the construction company Ferrovial
in 1952, which became one of Spain's largest builders. He stepped down as President of Ferrovial in 2000, passing on the position to his son, Rafael del Pino Calvo-Sotelo
, who now heads the business. He held an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management
. In 2000 he founded the Fundación Rafael del Pino with the mission of developing future leaders.
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Spain; died 14 June 2008 in Madrid) was one of the wealthiest men in Europe. He had a net worth of approximately 8.6 billion US dollars in 2007. Del Pino founded the construction company Ferrovial
Ferrovial
Ferrovial, S.A. is a Spanish multinational company involved in the design, build, financing, operation and maintenance of transport, urban and services infrastructure. It is a publicly-traded company and is part of the IBEX 35 market value-weighted stock market index...
in 1952, which became one of Spain's largest builders. He stepped down as President of Ferrovial in 2000, passing on the position to his son, Rafael del Pino Calvo-Sotelo
Rafael del Pino Calvo-Sotelo
Rafael del Pino Calvo-Sotelo, Executive Chairman of Ferrovial, graduated as a civil engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid . He also holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management...
, who now heads the business. He held an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management
MIT Sloan School of Management
The MIT Sloan School of Management is the business school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
. In 2000 he founded the Fundación Rafael del Pino with the mission of developing future leaders.