Wendy Appelbaum | |
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Born | Wendy Gordon 1961 (age 63–64) |
Citizenship | South Africa |
Alma mater | University of the Witwatersrand |
Spouse | Hylton Appelbaum |
Father | Donald Gordon |
Wendy Appelbaum (née Gordon; born 1961) is a South African businesswoman and philanthropist. The daughter of Donald Gordon of the Liberty Group, she has led the De Morgenzon wine estate in Stellenbosch since 2003.
Appelbaum is one of the richest women in South Africa.[1][2] Through her family inheritance and business interests, Forbes estimated her net worth at $183 million in 2012, though she dismissed this estimate as "complete rubbish."[3]