Background
Beny Steinmetz was born in Netanya, Israel in 1956, the fourth child of Rubin Steinmetz. He inherited the Geneva-based Steinmetz Diamond Group from his father.
Beny Steinmetz was born in Netanya, Israel in 1956, the fourth child of Rubin Steinmetz. He inherited the Geneva-based Steinmetz Diamond Group from his father.
BSGR in Guinea controversy He is also an investor of Gabriel Resources Limited. On March 10, 2016, he was indicted in absentia by Romanian National Anticorruption Directorate, on charges regarding the unlawful recovery of Paul-Philippe Hohenzollern"s inheritance. The March 2011 issue of Forbes magazine estimated his personal wealth at United States$6 billion.
As of March 2011, he was the second richest person in Israel, before Sammy Ofer died in June 2011.
According to Forbes in June 2014, Steinmetz is the sixth richest Israeli in the world with a Netto worth of $3.5 billion. Steinmetz lives in Geneva, Switzerland.
He also holds French citizenship and describes himself as an "international Israeli.".