Our Family

The Aponte family’s public history, distinct from Infinity’s recent establishment.

Diego Aponte with his father Gianluigi Aponte and his sister Alexa Aponte Vago
Diego Aponte · Gianluigi Aponte · Alexa Aponte Vago
Source: Lloyd’s List · 2022

A family history. A new company.

The Aponte family’s story is linked to the development of MSC. Infinity Holding Co SA is a separate young company: MSC’s decades of activity are not Infinity’s operating history or investment record.

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Gianluigi Aponte

Chairman & Founder — MSC Group

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Born in Sant’Agnello, Italy, in 1940, Gianluigi Aponte began his career as a ship captain before becoming a shipping entrepreneur.

1970
Founded MSC in Brussels with his wife, Rafaela, starting with a single cargo vessel, the Patricia.
Growth
Expanded from cargo shipping into a global business encompassing shipping, logistics and cruises.
2014
Handed day-to-day leadership to Diego Aponte and became Executive Chairman.

Sources: MSC ↗ · Read on Wikipedia ↗ · Forbes ↗

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Diego Aponte

Group President — MSC Group

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Born in Genoa in 1975, Diego Aponte joined the family shipping business in 1997 and developed his career within MSC.

1997
Joined MSC and gained experience across the shipping business.
2000
Created Terminal Investment Limited (TiL), developing the group’s involvement in container terminals.
2014
Became President and CEO of MSC, succeeding his father in day-to-day leadership.

Sources: MSC ↗ · Read on MSC.com ↗

Origins of the family wealth

Public sources trace the family’s business wealth to the development of MSC in shipping and related activities. They do not establish the family’s private asset allocation, holding structures or the assets of Infinity Holding Co SA.

In April 2026, MSC announced that ownership had transferred to Diego and Alexa Aponte in the final quarter of 2025. Gianluigi Aponte remains the Group’s Executive Chairman.

MSC · 13.04.2026 ↗
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An entrepreneurial foundation

The Aponte story is first and foremost a story of enterprise. Maritime experience, an understanding of trade and a willingness to build over time shaped the development of MSC. Its history illustrates the difference between creating a business and simply owning an asset: knowledge, relationships and operational decisions accumulate over decades, rather than over a single financial cycle.

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From experience to continuity

The transition from a founder-led business to leadership by the next generation is an important chapter in the public history of MSC. Gianluigi and Diego Aponte’s respective careers offer two perspectives on the same entrepreneurial tradition. The biographies below describe publicly documented milestones; they do not constitute a description of the family’s private arrangements or of Infinity’s portfolio.

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A shared horizon

A family-office perspective looks beyond an individual transaction. It brings attention to the relationship between ownership, identity and the next generation. Preserving an entrepreneurial heritage means retaining the capacity to ask difficult questions, adapt to changing circumstances and understand the businesses behind the capital, while respecting the distinction between public corporate history and private family affairs.

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