Daisy Igel is a Brazilian businesswoman who recently joined the ranks of billionaires with a net worth of $1.1 billion. She inherited an 8% stake in Ultrapar, a Brazilian conglomerate that specializes in fuel distribution and petrochemical production, which is the source of her wealth.
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💰Daisy Igel Net worth: $1.1 Billion
The daughter of Ultrapar's founder, Ernesto Igel, and sister of Pery Igel, who ran the company until he died in 1998, Igel eventually got her portion of the family business. She saw a rise in her fortune after the shares of the company climbed more than 20% over the past year. With more than 9,000 employees, Ultrapar remains constant in her growth. As of April 2012, Oxiteno, one of Ultrapar's subsidiaries, took over a specialty chemicals plant located in Pasadena, Texas. Aside from her holdings in the family conglomerate, Igel is an architect and resides in Rio de Janeiro.
