Helmut Sohmen
$6.9B
Born
Dec 10, 1939
Age
86
Source of Wealth
Shipping
Residence
Hong Kong,
Citizenship
Austria
Marital Status
Married
Children
3
Education
Doctor of Jurisprudence, Southern Methodist University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Vienna
- Helmut Sohmen was chairman of the shipping giant BW Group for 28 years, before he stepped down and handed the reins to son Andreas in 2014.
- The Austrian citizen has lived in Hong Kong for decades and is married to Anna Pui Hing Pao, the eldest daughter of the late shipping tycoon Y.K. Pao.
- He supports a graduate scholarship program for Chinese lawyers studying at his alma mater, Southern Methodist University in Texas.
- His billionaire brother-in-law, Peter Woo, controls Wheelock & Co., a Hong Kong-based real estate firm.
- Sohmen was part of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1985 to 1988.
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