Rank #614
Barbara Boehringer
Net worth $6.5B
Pharmaceuticals · Germany
- Born
- May 12, 1972
- Age
- 54
- Source
- Pharmaceuticals
- Residence
- Ingelheim
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Marital status
- Children
- 0
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Barbara Boehringer is an heir to the Boehringer Ingelheim fortune, best known as the world's largest privately-owned pharmaceutical company.
- The German company was founded in 1885 by Albert Boehringer with just 28 employees who produced ingredients for pharmacies.
- By the time of the founder's death, Boehringer Ingelheim employed 1,500 people. Today it boasts a workforce of 53,000 and has a presence in 130 markets.
- Some of the company's most famous drugs now treat COPD, anti-coagulation and type 2 diabetes.