Graeme Hart
Packaging · Auckland
Net worth
$10.1B
Today
−$85M−0.84%Past month
+$376M+3.85%As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST
New Zealand's perennial richest person, Graeme Hart amassed a packaging empire using leveraged buyouts. Hart's holdings make everyday products like milk cartons, water bottles, paper and aluminum foil. In April 2025 he sold his 77 percent stake in publicly-listed packaging company, Pactiv Evergreen, to North Carolina-based packaging major, Novolex, for $2.5 billion. In 2023, he took delivery of a 102-meter superyacht fitted out with a hangar, helipad and glass stairways, among much else.
Net worth over time
Principal holdings
2 positions| Company | Industry | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Private and other holdings | Finance & Investments | 61.7% | $6.3B |
Reynolds Consumer Products NASDAQ: REYN | Finance & Investments | 38.3% | $3.9B |
Also known for
- Hart dropped out of school at age 16 and reportedly once worked as a truck driver.
