Rank #614
Philipp Boehringer
Net worth $6.5B
Pharmaceuticals · Germany
- Born
- Jun 06, 1978
- Age
- 47
- Source
- Pharmaceuticals
- Residence
- Ingelheim
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Marital status
- Children
- 0
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Philipp Boehringer's fortune is derived from Boehringer Ingelheim, the world's largest private player in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Founded in 1885 by Albert Boehringer, the company sold ingredients to pharmacies, textile merchants and the food industry, and grew to a workforce of 1,500 by the time of his death.
- Today Boehringer Ingelheim employs 53,000 people and has a presence in 130 markets.
- Some of its most well-known drugs treat COPD, anti-coagulation and type 2 diabetes.
- Philipp along with 14 members of the family -- all in the third, fourth or fifth generation, own equal parts of the company.