Helena Revoredo Delvecchio (born 1947)[1] is an Argentine-Spanish billionaire, and the chairman of Prosegur since 2004.[1] She controls half of Prosegur's shares through her holding Gubel SL.[2]

Helena Revoredo
Born1947 (age 76–77)
Rosario, Argentina
NationalitySpanish
EducationPontifical Catholic University of Argentina
IESE Business School
TitleChairman, Prosegur
Term2004-
Board member ofBanco Popular Español
SpouseHerberto Gut (d. 1997)
Children4

As of April 2022, Forbes estimated her fortune to be worth $1.2 billion.[3]

Early life

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Helena Revoredo was born in Rosario, Argentina.[4] She is the daughter of the businessman Juan Federico Revoredo.[5] She has a bachelor's degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, and an MBA from IESE Business School.[3]

Career

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Revoredo's late husband, Herberto Gut, founded Prosegur in 1976, but died in a car accident on 31 May 1997 with her Mercedes.[3][5]

Revoredo was a director of Banco Popular Español, which was Spain's sixth-largest lender.[4] She is member of IESE's International Advisory Board (IAB).[6] In 2013, she held a 0.3% stake in Banco Popular.[2] From November 2014 to January 2020, she was sitting on the board of Endesa[7] (the first woman to sit on the board of the company[8]). In September 2019, Telefonica bought Prosegur's security alarm subsidiary for $300 million, partly with shares of Telefónica, making Revoredo a new shareholder in Telefónica.[9] In January 2020, her shares in Prosegur's controlling holding Gubel dropped below 50%, but she retained a majority on the voting rights.[10]

Personal life

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Revoredo married Herberto Gut[4] and the couple moved to Spain in 1975 where her husband was in charge of setting up the Spanish subsidiary of his boss' security company, thus giving birth to Prosegur.[5] Their son, Christian Gut, is CEO of Prosegur, and her daughter Chantal Gut sits on the board.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "HELENA REVOREDO DELVECCHIO" (PDF). Serviciosapp.endesa.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  2. ^ a b "Helena Revoredo y Rosalía Mera, ricas y poderosas". El País (in Spanish). 2013-01-18. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  3. ^ a b c "Helena Revoredo". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  4. ^ a b c "Spain's Revoredo Is Billionaire With Cash in Armored Vans". Bloomberg.com. 18 January 2013.
  5. ^ a b c "Helena Revoredo: la millonaria jefa de Prosegur prepara su jubilación". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2020-02-22. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  6. ^ Members of IESE's International Advisory Board, iese.edu
  7. ^ "Helena Revoredo, presidenta de Prosegur, dimite como consejera independiente de Endesa". EXPANSION (in Spanish). 2020-01-17. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  8. ^ "Helena Revoredo, primera mujer en el consejo de la eléctrica Endesa". El Ideal Gallego (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  9. ^ lainformacion.com (2019-09-19). "Helena Revoredo, la 'dama de oro' del Ibex, entra con sus alarmas en Telefónica". La Información (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  10. ^ "Helena Revoredo se asegura el control de Prosegur pese a contar con menos del 50% de la sociedad vehicular". EXPANSION (in Spanish). 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  11. ^ "Forbes profile: Helena Revoredo". Forbes.com. Retrieved 28 September 2020.