Raphael Geminder

Raphael Geminder
Born	South Africa
Education	King David Linksfield High School, Johannesburg
Alma mater	Syracuse University
Occupation	Businessman
Spouse	Fiona Geminder
Children	4

Raphael Geminder is an Australian businessman, most notable for being the founder of the Pact Group Holdings, which is the largest packaging company in Australia.

Career

Geminder was born and raised in South Africa. He attended the King David Linksfield High School in Johannesburg. He completed his MBA in Finance from Syracuse University. He served as the chairman of Visy from 1991 to 2002. In 2002, he founded the Pact Group Holdings, and he serves as its non-executive chairman. ^{[1] [ non-primary source needed ]}As of September 2022 ^[update] , Geminder owned 47 percent of PACT. ^[2]

Geminder has served as the Honorary Consul of the Republic of South Africa, in the State of Victoria, since July 2006. ^[3] In 2015 it was reported that Geminder was a board member of the Carlton Football Club. ^[4]

Personal life

Geminder is married to Fiona Geminder, who was, in 2021, equally notable for being the third richest woman in Australia; ^[5] and is a daughter of the late Richard Pratt and Jeanne Pratt AC . ^[4]

Raphael and Fiona Geminder have four children, Georgia Geminder, who left a career of fashion modelling to start her own herbal toothpaste company. Bella Geminder who is a model and founder of a beauty brand and two sons ^[5]

Net worth

As of 2021 ^[update] , Forbes assessed his net worth at US$3.3  billion. ^[6] As of May 2025 ^[update] , Geminder's net worth was assessed by the Financial Review in its 2015 Rich List as A$1.69 billion. ^{[7] [8]}

Year	Australian Financial Review Rich List		Forbes Australia's 50 Richest
	Rank	Net worth (A$)	Rank	Net worth (US$)
2019 [9]	53	$957 million
2020 [10]	98	$957 million
2021 [11] [6]	90	$1.27  billion		$3.30 billion
2022	92	$1.50 billion
2023 [12]	108	$1.30 billion
2024 [13]		$1.60 billion
2025 [7]	105	$1.69 billion

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References

1. "Raphael Geminder". LinkedIn.^{[ self-published source ]}
2. Evans, Simon (12 September 2022). "Geminder makes $420m bet he can beat recycling goals". The Australian Financial Review . Retrieved 8 August 2023.
3. "Consulate of the Republic of South Africa (VIC)". Foreign embassies and consulates in Australia. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Government of Australia. n.d. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
4. Russell, Mark (15 September 2015). "Stoush over Toorak mansion: billionaire Raphael Geminder 'never friends' with bankrupt businessman". The Age . Retrieved 8 August 2023.
5. "Billionaire's daughter scraps modelling career to start her own TOOTHPASTE company". Seven News . 9 April 2021.
6. "Fiona Geminder". Forbes .
7. Redrup, Yolanda (30 May 2025). "Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed, fortunes blow past $667b" . Australian Financial Review . Retrieved 31 May 2025.
8. "Raphael Geminder Net Worth (2021)". in.wallmine.com.
9. Bailey, Michael (30 May 2019). "Australia's 200 richest people revealed". Australian Financial Review . Nine Publishing. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
10. Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (30 October 2020). "The full list: Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed" . Australian Financial Review . Nine Publishing. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
11. Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (27 May 2021). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review . Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
12. Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (26 May 2023). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review . Retrieved 6 June 2023.
13. Redrup, Yolanda; Bailey, Michael (30 May 2024). "Australia's wealthiest 200 now control $625b". Australian Financial Review . Retrieved 18 September 2024.