Rank #2950
Hubertus Benteler
Net worth $1.2B
auto parts · Germany
- Born
- Nov 27, 1946
- Age
- 79
- Source
- auto parts
- Residence
- Salzburg
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Marital status
- Children
- 0
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Hubertus Benteler's Benteler International traces its roots to 1876, when Carl Benteler opened an ironware shop in Bielefeld, Germany.
- Hubertus's father Erich inherited the company in 1942. Together with his brother Helmut, he built it into a global engineering giant.
- It produces a range of automotive systems and components, in addition to flat-glass processing equipment and steel tube products.
- Benteler International generates annual revenue of around $9 billion.
- Hubertus stepped down in 2017 and moved to the supervisory board. Eventually, his son Casper is expected to assume leadership of the family.
- Hubertus lives in a gigantic castle in Salzburg, Austria.