She is one of Africa\u2019s most active philanthropists, having donated a total of over US$23 million (R274 million).\u00a0In 2012 Forbes listed her as one of the 10 Female Millionaires to Watch in Africa<\/p>\n

Wendy Appelbaum is a director of the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre (Pty) Limited, which is a post-graduate teaching hospital of the University of the Witwatersrand. She is also a trustee of the World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa.<\/p>\n

Wendy Appelbaum Age<\/h2>\n

With our little findings, the South African female billionaire was born in the year 1961 and is currently aged 60 as of 2021.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Wendy Appelbaum Husband<\/h2>\n

She is married to Hylton Appelbaum and together, they bought De Morgenzon (\u201cthe Morning Sun\u201d), a wine estate in midst of the Stellenbosch Winelands.<\/p>\n

Their maiden vintage, a 2005 Chenin Blanc, became the first wine ever to get five stars in South Africa\u2019s leading wine guide John Platter.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Net Worth<\/h2>\n

She has a Net worth of around R2.6 Billion which she has earned from her various businesses.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Wendy Appelbaum Philanthropy<\/h2>\n

She has made donations of over US$23 million (R274 million).<\/p>\n

She established the Wendy Appelbaum Institute for Women\u2019s Health in order to ensure\u00a0that appropriate health care attention is given to women across the country.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Membership<\/h2>\n

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• Member of Global Philanthropists\u2019 Circle<\/li>\n
• Member of International Women\u2019s Forum<\/li>\n
• Member of Women Moving Millions<\/li>\n
• Trustee of The Donald Gordon Foundation<\/li>\n
• Trustee of The Helen Suzman Foundation<\/li>\n
• Trustee of The Children\u2019s Haemophilia & Oncology Clinic (CHOC)<\/li>\n
• Trustee of The World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa<\/li>\n
• Trustee of Redhill School Trust<\/li>\n
• Director at The Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre, a post-graduate teaching hospital<\/li>\n
• Director at Sphere Holdings, a black empowerment company focused on the financial services and mining sectors<\/li>\n
• Director at The Synergos Institute Southern Africa<\/li>\n
• Former director of Business Arts South Africa (BASA), a non-profit organization administering a government grant for Arts and Culture programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  <\/span>Richest Woman in South Africa: Things You Didn\u2019t Know About Her<\/h2>\n

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  1. Appelbaum\u2019s first business venture was in 1994 with\u00a0Wiphold<\/em>, an investment company that empowered women from all walks of life.<\/li>\n
  2. She is the only daughter of South African tycoon\u00a0Donald Gordon.<\/li>\n
  3. She is a trustee of The Tribune Trust, an investment holding trust, and a director of Victory Strategic Services (Pty) Limited.<\/li>\n
  4. She has served as Deputy Chairman of Connection Group Holdings, an information technology firm and South Africa\u2019s leading computer and technology retailer.<\/li>\n
  5. She chairs De Morgenzon Estate, which is a wine farm and agricultural business in Stellenbosch, South Africa, and is a director of Sphere Holdings (Pty) Limited, a black empowerment company focused in the financial services and mining sectors.<\/li>\n
  6. Wendy was also a director of Liberty Investors Limited, the previously listed holding company of the Liberty Group.<\/li>\n
  7. In 2006, Wendy was named one of The Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the World, an organization that honours and promotes female entrepreneurial excellence.<\/li>\n
  8. She was previously the Deputy Chairman of Women\u2019s\u2019 Investment Portfolio Limited (Wiphold Limited), the first women-controlled company to list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange with the assets in excess of R 1billion.<\/li>\n
  9. Wendy serves on the board of Synergos Southern Africa. She is also a member of the President of Harvard University\u2019s Global Advisory Board, Harvard University\u2019s Women\u2019s Leadership Board, and the International Women\u2019s Forum.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/span>Wendy Appelbaum Contact Details<\/h2>\n

     The Donald Gordon Foundation
     \nPO Box 8749
     \nJohannesburg
     \n2000<\/p>\n

     Fax: +27 11 408 4038
     \nEmail:\u00a0info@donaldgordon.org<\/p>\n

     <\/span>Wendy Appelbaum Video<\/h2>\n