Maria Fernanda Amorim

  • Maria Fernanda Amorim is the widow of Americo Amorim, who died in July 2017. She and her three daughters inherited his fortune.
  • Americo Amorim spent six decades in his family’s cork business, Corticeira Amorim, and invested in an energy company and banks in several countries.
  • His grandfather started Corticeira Amorim in 1870; the company has dominated the cork industry ever since.
  • Amorim’s biggest asset is an estimated 18% stake in Portuguese oil and gas company Galp Energia, which is chaired by her eldest daughter Paula.