Business Leaders with Companies Based in Hesse

People are grouped by where their associated companies are headquartered.

RichGeo records 19 people for Hesse by company headquarters. 1 have reported or estimated net worth of at least $1 billion.

19
People recorded
1
Net worth of $1B or more
$17.5B
Combined recorded net worth

Cities

Darmstadt Government Region 16Kassel Government Region 2Giessen Government Region 1

Billionaires and Business LeadersBy net worth

  1. 1Stefan QuandtBad Homburg vor der Höhe · German businessman$17.5B
  2. 2Wilhelm MeisterTech founderFrankfurt · German British entrepreneur (1827-1895)Undisclosed
  3. 3Carl MerckPublic company founderDarmstadt · German chemist (1823–1885)Undisclosed
  4. 4Friedrich Jacob MerckPublic company founderDarmstadt · German pharmacist (1621-1678)Undisclosed
  5. 5Eugen GutmannPublic company founderSilberturm · German banker (1840-1925)Undisclosed
  6. 6Luca EichTech founderFrankfurt · German software engineer and founder of aeqiUndisclosed
  7. 7Anis TajiouiTech founderHanau · German entrepreneur and software developer, co-founder of InfraMS UGUndisclosed
  8. 8Wilhelm MerckPublic company founderDarmstadt · German chemist (1833–1899)Undisclosed
  9. 9Georg MerckPublic company founderDarmstadt · German chemist (1825–1873)Undisclosed
  10. 10Eduard FreseniusPublic company founderBad Homburg vor der Höhe · German entrepreneur and pharmacistUndisclosed
  11. 11Adolf von BrüningTech founderFrankfurt · German chemist (1837-1884)Undisclosed
  12. 12Ulrich SchmackPublic company founderAllendorf (Eder) · German entrepreneurUndisclosed
  13. 13Andreas JankaTech founderBurghaun · German author, editor, computer game inventor, IT consultant, heraldist (founder of the Heraldik Wiki)Undisclosed
  14. 14Carl von LindePublic company founderGateway Gardens · German engineer (1842-1934)Undisclosed
  15. 15Ludwig BambergerPublic company founderFrankfurt · German politician (1823-1899)Undisclosed
  16. 16Cevat YerliTech founderFrankfurt · Turkish-German computer game developerUndisclosed
  17. 17Ernst Leitz seniorTech founderWetzlar · German entrepreneur (1843–1920)Undisclosed
  18. 18Eugen LuciusTech founderFrankfurt · German chemist (1834-1903)Undisclosed
  19. 19Heinrich Emanuel MerckPublic company founderDarmstadt · German pharmacist (1794–1855)Undisclosed

Technology Sectors

Artificial Intelligence 1Internet and Software 8Web 1.0 and the Early Internet 6Web 2.0 and Internet Platforms 2

Leading IndustriesBy associated people

chemical industry9
pharmaceutical industry9
manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations5
information technology4
paint industry3
plastics industry3
financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding2
other monetary intermediation2
financial services2
video game industry2
mechanical engineering1
mobile app developer1

Companies Headquartered Here

  1. 1Merck KGaA5
  2. 2Hoechst5
  3. 3Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA2
  4. 4Dresdner Bank1
  5. 5Leica Camera1
  6. 6Deutsche Bank1
  7. 7Kanadevia Inova Schmack1
  8. 8InfraMS UG (haftungsbeschränkt)2
  9. 9Heraldik-Wiki2
  10. 10aeqi1
  11. 11Crytek1
  12. 12KION Group1
  13. 13Delton AG1
  14. 14Linde1

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