Portrait of Karin Sartorius-Herbst

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Karin Sartorius-Herbst

Net worth $2.5B

Biopharmaceuticals · Germany

Born
Jan 01, 1970
Age
56
Source
Biopharmaceuticals
Residence
Northeim
Citizenship
Germany
Marital status
Children
0
Education

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Biography

  • Karin Sartorius-Herbst inherited a stake in Sartorius AG, which makes pharmaceutical an laboratory equipment.
  • Her great-grandfather Florenz Sartorius founded what become Sartorius AG in 1870 to make analytical balances to measure small mass in laboratories.
  • Her father, Horst Sartorius, died in 1998 and left a 50% stake to his daughters Karin, Christine Franken and Ulrike Baro.
  • An executor oversees their inheritance until 2028.
  • Today, the company has more than 15,000 employees and annual revenue exceeding $5 billion. It went public in 1990.
  • Sartorius-Herbst has had roles in various voluntary endeavors and charitable entities throughout her life.
  • She studied economics at the University of Goettingen.

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