Business Leaders with Companies Based in North Rhine-Westphalia

People are grouped by where their associated companies are headquartered.

RichGeo records 40 people for North Rhine-Westphalia by company headquarters. 3 have reported or estimated net worth of at least $1 billion.

40
People recorded
3
Net worth of $1B or more
$19.9B
Combined recorded net worth

Cities

Düsseldorf Government Region 26Cologne Government Region 11Münster Government Region 3
Locations without recorded people
Detmold Government RegionArnsberg Government Region

Billionaires and Business LeadersBy net worth

  1. 1Heinz Hermann ThieleCologne · German businessman$13.6B
  2. 2Otto BeisheimDüsseldorf · businessman (1924-2013)$5.24B
  3. 3Karl Albrecht Jr.Essen · German billionaire, and the son of Karl Albrecht$1B
  4. 4Li RuigangPrivate company founderDüsseldorf · businessman$32.64M est.
  5. 5许涛Hong Kong shareholderDüsseldorf$28.07M est.
  6. 6罗琪茵Hong Kong shareholderRatingen$3.68M est.
  7. 7Jarosław KutyłowskiTech founderCologne · Dr. rer. nat. Universität Paderborn 2007Undisclosed
  8. 8Reinhard MannesmannPublic company founderDüsseldorf · German engineer and entrepreneur (1856–1922)Undisclosed
  9. 9Harold LeePublic company founderDüsseldorf · Hong Kong businessmanUndisclosed
  10. 10Tom PutzkiTech founderEssen · German video game developer and consultantUndisclosed
  11. 11Gerd RiesselmannTech founderCologne · Entrepreneur, programmerUndisclosed
  12. 12Marco LaukötterTech founderMünster · CEO of LV digital GmbH and founder of traktorpoolUndisclosed
  13. 13Matthias WeddelingTech founderMünster · CEO of LV digital GmbHUndisclosed
  14. 14Igli ManajTech founderAachen · co-founder and managing director of amber Tech GmbHUndisclosed
  15. 15Philipp ReißelTech founderAachen · co-founder and CEO of amber Tech GmbHUndisclosed
  16. 16Bastian MaiwormTech founderAachen · co-founder and managing director of amber Tech GmbHUndisclosed
  17. 17Philipp KässbohrerTech founderEhrenfeld · German director and film directorUndisclosed
  18. 18Fritz HenkelPublic company founderDüsseldorf · German entrepreneur (1848–1930)Undisclosed
  19. 19Thomas HoofTech founderWaltrop · German publisherUndisclosed
  20. 20Philipp HelfmannPublic company founderEssenUndisclosed
  21. 21Zygmunt Solorz-ŻakPublic company founderEssen · Polish businessmanUndisclosed
  22. 22Klaus HarischPublic company founderEssen · German Entrepreneur. Founder of 11880, yoummday.Undisclosed
  23. 23Douglas TompkinsPublic company founderRatingen · American environmentalistUndisclosed
  24. 24Run Run ShawPublic company founderDüsseldorf · Hong Kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist (1907-2014)Undisclosed
  25. 25Thomas HertzlerTech founderDüsseldorf · video game producerUndisclosed
  26. 26Douglas ClaguePublic company founderDüsseldorf · British businessman (1917-1981)Undisclosed
  27. 27Zachary HochschildPublic company founderDüsseldorf · metal merchantUndisclosed
  28. 28Leo EllingerPublic company founderDüsseldorfUndisclosed
  29. 29Michael HogeTech founderEssen · German video game developerUndisclosed
  30. 30Günther QuandtPublic company founderCologne · German businessman, Nazi, important Hitler supporter (1881-1954)Undisclosed
  31. 31Friedrich FlickPublic company founderDüsseldorf · German businessperson (1883-1972)Undisclosed
  32. 32Friedrich BayerPublic company founderLeverkusen · German businessman (1825–1880)Undisclosed
  33. 33Carl HamburgerPublic company founderDüsseldorfUndisclosed
  34. 34Susie Tompkins BuellPublic company founderRatingen · American businesswomanUndisclosed
  35. 35Axel Wenner-GrenPublic company founderFühlingen · wealthy Swedish entrepreneur (1881-1961)Undisclosed
  36. 36Balthasar HelfmannPublic company founderEssen · German entrepreneur (1848–1896)Undisclosed
  37. 37Henry FordPublic company founderCologne · American business magnate (1863–1947)Undisclosed
  38. 38Alexander BrüggemannTech founderEssen · German video game designer (1966-2013)Undisclosed
  39. 39Heinrich EhrhardtPublic company founderDüsseldorf · German inventor and entrepreneur (1840-1928)Undisclosed
  40. 40William Ralph MertonPublic company founderDüsseldorf · German businessman (1848–1916)Undisclosed

Technology Sectors

Artificial Intelligence 4Internet and Software 13Web 1.0 and the Early Internet 7Web 2.0 and Internet Platforms 6

Leading IndustriesBy associated people

retail7
metal industry7
媒体及娱乐5
television5
video game industry5
artificial intelligence4
automotive industry4
food industry4
纺织及服饰3
aircraft industry3
manufacture of motor vehicles3
arms industry3

Companies Headquartered Here

  1. 1TVB00511.HK5
  2. 2Hochtief4
  3. 3GEA Group4
  4. 4Esprit Holdings00330.HK3
  5. 5Bayer1
  6. 6Rheinmetall AG1
  7. 7METRO Group1
  8. 8Henkel KGaA1
  9. 9Telegate1
  10. 10Lufthansa Group1
  11. 11Mannesmann1
  12. 12amber4
  13. 13Piranha Bytes3
  14. 14Unnamed2
  15. 15LV digital GmbH2
  16. 16traktorpool2
  17. 17bildundtonfabrik2
  18. 18Unnamed1
  19. 19Flick Concern1
  20. 20Ubisoft Blue Byte1
  21. 21Aldi1
  22. 22ADFC Cologne1
  23. 23Gerling Group1
  24. 24Salzgitter Mannesmann1
  25. 25Manufactum1
  26. 26DeepL1
  27. 27Alweg1
  28. 28Vereinigte Stahlwerke1
  29. 29Ford Germany1
  30. 30Unnamed0

Wealth figures are in U.S. dollars and use the latest available estimate for each person. Read the methodology and sources.