Portrait of Jorn Rausing

Rank #275

Jorn Rausing

Net worth $11.4B

Packaging · Sweden

Born
Jan 01, 1960
Age
66
Source
Packaging
Residence
Surrey
Citizenship
Sweden
Marital status
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Jorn Rausing's grandfather founded Tetra Pak, which invented aseptic ?packaging technology.
  • The packaging made it possible to store beverages like milk and orange juice in cartons instead of glass bottles.
  • His late father, Gad, bought out Jorn's uncle Hans in 1995 for an estimated $7 billion.
  • J?rn and his two siblings Kirsten and Finn have equal stakes in TetraLaval and sit on the board of the parent company.
  • Rausing also owns a piece of online grocery retailer Ocado and, with his siblings, a stake in International Flavors & Fragrances.
  • A plan by pro-Palestinian terrorists to kidnap him was foiled in 1989.
  • Rausing reportedly sold a 1966 gold-colored Ferrari in a 2017 auction for almost $740,000.

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