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| Richest Woman Susanne Klatten Image |
Born Susanne Hanna Ursula Quandt
28 April 1962 (age 53)
Bad Homburg, Germany
Residence Bad Homburg
Citizenship Germany
Education IMD-Lausanne (MBA)
Known for holdings in Altana and BMW
Net worth Increase US$15.7 billion (June 2015)
Spouse(s) Jan Klatten (m. 1990)
Children 3
Parent(s) Herbert Quandt (1910–1982)
Johanna Quandt (1926–2015)
Relatives Stefan Quandt (brother; b. 1966)
Susanne Klatten, 52, positions as Germany's wealthiest lady because of the 12.6% stake she acquired in automaker BMW from her late father, Herbert Quandt. Susanne, her sibling Stefan Quandt and her mom Johanna Quandt together own around half of BMW.
A prepared market analyst with a M.B.A., Klatten is credited with changing Altana AG, situated in the German town of Wesel on the Lower Rhine, into a world-class pharmaceutical/strength substance company.
She acquired half of the organization, which has been a remarkable cash producer and as of now infers around 85% of its $2 billion in yearly deals from remote clients. After it sold its pharmaceutical business, best known for the blockbuster ulcer medication Pantoprazol, to Scandinavian firm Nycomed for around $6 billion in 2006.
She got generally 50% of the returns as a unique profit. Having following taken the organization private, she right now claims 100% and serves as co-Deputy Chairperson of the Supervisory Board. She likewise holds stakes in wind force outfit Nordex AG, soil added substance organization Geohumus and carbon and graphite maker SGL Group, where she got to be Chairperson of the Supervisory Board in 2013.
Her SKion Holding Group, a speculation vehicle situated in Bad Homburg vor der Hoehe close Frankfurt am Main, has an arm committed to water innovation, with stakes in five organizations in Germany and the Netherlands. Klatten lives in Bad Homburg vor der Hoehe and has a second home in Kitzbuehel, Austria; she is now and again spotted at the Alpine ski resort in winter months with her spouse Jan next to her. Klatten is generally known for staying under the radar.
