Carrie Perrodo

Carrie Perrodo
黃嘉兒
Born
Ka Yee Wong

1950 or 1951 (age 73–74)[1]
Hong Kong
NationalityHong Konger and French
OccupationBusinesswoman
Spouse
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(died 2006)​
Children3

Ka Yee "Carrie" Wong Perrodo (Chinese: 黃嘉兒; born 1950/51) is a Hong Kong-born French billionaire heiress and businesswoman. She is the owner of the oil group Perenco, which was founded by her late husband Hubert.

Early life and career

Ka Yee "Carrie" Wong was born in Hong Kong and moved to Singapore to pursue a modelling career. Later she founded and sold a modeling agency, Carrie's Models, which is still active in Singapore.[2]

Personal life

In 1974, she married French businessman Hubert Perrodo (1944–2006), founder and sole owner of the Anglo-French oil and gas company Perenco.[2][3] They had three children,[3] François Hubert Marie Perrodo (born 14 February 1977), chairman of Perenco, Nathalie Perrodo-Samani (born 1980), and Bertrand Nicolas Hubert Perrodo (born 1984).[2]

She lives in London, England.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Forbes profile: Carrie Perrodo & family". Forbes. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Revealed: The Frenchman, The Model, And Their $10 Billion Oil Fortune". Forbes. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b "A Tribute to Hubert Perrodo". Perenco. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.