Rank #1055
Paul-Heinz Wesjohann & family
Net worth $4.0B
Chicken processing · Germany
- Born
- May 25, 1943
- Age
- 83
- Source
- Chicken processing
- Residence
- Rechterfeld
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 4
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Paul-Heinz Wesjohann is the chairman and namesake of Germany-based PHW Group, with more than $4 billion in annual sales.
- PHW is the owner of Wiesenhof, which is the largest poultry processor in Germany. Overall the group employs 7,000 across Europe.
- The firm also manufactures plant-based products for brands including Beyond Meat and Livekindly in Europe.
- PHW Group was founded in 1999, when Wesjohann and his brother Erich decided to split up their family chicken company, originally dating to 1932.