Rank #614
Christoph Boehringer
Net worth $6.5B
Pharmaceuticals · Germany
- Born
- Jul 04, 1970
- Age
- 55
- Source
- Pharmaceuticals
- Residence
- Ingelheim
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Marital status
- Children
- 0
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Christoph Boehringer's fortune stems from Boehringer Ingelheim, the world's largest private pharmaceutical company.
- Boehringer Ingelheim traces its roots to 1885, when Albert Boehringer started a small factory with 28 employees, making ingredients for pharmacies, textile merchants and the food industry.
- By the time of the founder's death the company had a workforce of 1,500.
- Today Boehringer Ingelheim employs 53,000 people and has a presence in 130 markets.
- Some of its best-selling drugs include those that treat COPD, anti-coagulation and type 2 diabetes.
- Christian along with 14 members of the family own equal parts of the company; all of them are part of the third, fourth or fifth generation.