Michel Ray de Carvalho (born Michel Ray Popper; 21 July 1944) is a British financier, private banker, former Olympic skier and luger, and former child actor in films such as The Brave One, The Tin Star, and Lawrence of Arabia (under the name Michel Ray).
Born Michel Ray Popper in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire on 21 July 1944. His father was Heinz 'Heino' Popper (11July 1906 USA–1995 Switzerland);[1] Heino Popper’s ancestors originally came from Berlin. Michel's mother was Anne 'Annie' Lisser (12November 1905 United Kingdom–11June 2000);[2] they were married in Marylebone, London, on 25 May 1937.[3] Annie Lisser’s father originally came from Poland, and her mother was from Berlin. Popper’s stepfather was a Brazilian diplomat; Michel adopted his stepfather's surname of 'de Carvalho'.
He quit acting to attend Harvard University, which he later described as "just about the most stupid decision" he ever made.[6] Nevertheless, de Carvalho graduated from Harvard and then earned an MBA degree from the same university.[7]
De Carvalho was the vice-chairman of investment banking at Citigroup, where he chaired Citi Private Bank in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region, a post to which he was appointed in November 2009.[10][7]
On 23 April 2015 he became the Executive Director at Heineken Holding N.V., but remains active as board member or director of several other business ventures.[11]
In 2018 Carvalho was appointed chairman of CapGen.[12]
Personal life
He married Dutch Heineken heiress Charlene Heineken[8] in Perroy in 1983. In 2002 Charlene inherited a fortune of £3 billion ($4.8bn) upon the death of her father, Freddy Heineken.[6] They have five children (two sons and three daughters, including twins, born between 1984 and 1991):[8][13][14]
Alexander Alfred Charles de Carvalho (b. London, 9 December 1984), married in London on 26 November 2016 to Stephanie Teresita Francisca Maria Annunciata Walpurga Thekla, Gräfin und Edle Tochter von und zu Eltz genannt Faust von Stromberg (b. Vienna, 25 February or November 1984), daughter of Alexander Franz Josef Maria Jakob Dionysius Johann Nepomuk, Graf und Edler Herr von und zu Eltz genannt Faust von Stromberg (b. Zurich, 9 October 1947) and his wife (m. Vienna, 26 September 1981) Maria/Maya/Maija Caroline Spann (b. Vienna, 7 July 1958), by whom he has issue, one son:
Hugo de Carvalho-Heineken, b. 2018).
Louisa Lucile H. de Carvalho (b. London, July 1986), married at Cap d'Antibes on 7 October 2017 to Hugo Timothy Brassey (b. 29 July 1982/1988), son of Anthony Hugh Owen Brassey (b. 5 January 1945) and his wife Sarah/Susan Sigri Fuglesang,
Isabel Catherine C. de Carvalho (b. London, November 1987)
Sophie Charlene V. de Carvalho (b. London, November 1987)
Charles Andrew George de Carvalho (b. London, August 1990)
123Sellers, Patricia (3 December 2014). "Heineken's Charlene de Carvalho: A self-made heiress". Fortune Magazine. No.22 December 2014. Time Inc. Retrieved 30 December 2014. While women in the Netherlands generally attach their maiden name to their married name, Charlene, as a London resident, had dropped "Heineken" from her surname.
↑Sellers, Patricia (3 December 2014). "Heineken's Charlene de Carvalho: A self-made heiress". Fortune. Retrieved 3 June 2022. All in the family: How to pass on a company to the next generation. The de Carvalho family (...) Alexander (...) Louisa, Charles, Sophie, and Isabel.
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