Rank #663
Thomas Kaeser
Net worth $6.3B
air systems · Germany
- Born
- Aug 14, 1953
- Age
- 72
- Source
- air systems
- Residence
- Coburg
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 2
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Thomas Kaeser is CEO of Kaeser Compressors, a manufacturer of compressed air systems and vacuum products.
- The company was founded in 1919 by Kaeser's grandfather, Carl Kaeser Sr., as a machine workshop, making parts for motor vehicles and engines.
- Kaeser was groomed for succession and since 2009 has been responsible for the company's international expansion, which began in the late 1970s.
- His son, Alexander Jan, joined the company in 2018 and assists its management.
- Kaeser is the sole owner of Kaesar Compressors, which he leads with his wife Tina-Maria Vlantoussi-Kaeser.