Rank #2140
Carl Ferdinand Oetker
Net worth $2.0B
Consumer goods · Germany
- Born
- Oct 03, 1972
- Age
- 53
- Source
- Consumer goods
- Residence
- Bielefeld
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Marital status
- Children
- 0
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Carl Ferdinand Oetker and his brother are the co-CEOs and owners of Geschwister Oetker, a German holding company with brands spanning wine and spirits, chemicals and hotels.
- Geschwister Oetker was formed in 2021 after the Oetker family agreed to divide their $8 billion (sales) conglomerate into two independent groups.
- The original business, Dr. August Oetker, began in 1891 when his great-grandfather started selling non-perishable baking powder.
- In September of 2024, he and his brother Alfred bought out their sister Julia from Geschwister Oetker, assuming full control over the company.
- He studied economics and international relations at Brown University, then started his career at Boston Consulting Group.
- When Rudolf August passed away in 2007, ownership of Dr. August Oetker was divided between his eight children from three marriages.