Magdalena Martullo-Blocher
Magdalena Martullo-Blocher (born 13 August 1969 in Männedorf, domiciled in Schattenhalb, Meilen and Zurich) is a Swiss entrepreneur, politician (SVP), billionaire and the daughter of former Swiss Federal Councillor Christoph Blocher. She is the majority shareholder and executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors as well as Delegate of the Board of Directors for Ems-Chemie Holding AG. She has been a member of the National Council for the canton of Graubünden since 2015. Early life. Martullo-Blocher is the daughter of Swiss industrialist turned politician, Christoph Blocher, who acquired the Swiss chemical company Ems -Chemie in 1983. She studied business administration at the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and graduated with a licentiate. Career. Business. From 1994 to 1996, she was Product Manager at Johnson & Johnson. Between 1996 and 2000 she worked as Marketing Manager for the Swiss department at Rivella AG, a soft drink producer. In January 2001, she joined the Ems Group and eight months later, she became a member of the Board of Directors. Since August 2002, she has been its Vice Chairman. When her father was elected to the Federal Council in the 2003 elections, he handed over his shareholding  to his four children. At the time, Martullo-Blocher, who was heavily pregnant, took over the management of the company in January 2004. She is now the majority shareholder in the EMS-Chemie corporation. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, she ranked 255th on the list of the world's richest people, with an estimated wealth of $9.76 billion. Politics. Martullo-Blocher was elected as a member of the National Council in the 2015 Swiss parliamentary elections on a list of the SVP Graubünden. She remains politically active in the Commission for Economic Affairs and Taxation (WAK) and in  her electoral district. She is a member of the Campaign for an Independent and Neutral Switzerland. Personal life. She is married with three children and lives in Feldmeilen, Switzerland.