Erivan Haub

Erivan K. Haub (born 29 September 1932) is the former manager and partial owner of Tengelmann Group, one of Germany's largest retailers.

Early life

Erivan Haub was born 29 September 1932 in Wiesbaden. He is the son of Erich Haub and Elizabeth Haub (nee Schmitz-Scholl) (1899–1977), who originates from the Mülheim family Schmitz-Scholl, the owners of the grocery chain Tengelmann.

Career

After the Second World War, he completed two internships with the Jewel Tea company in Chicago and the Alpha-Beta company in La Habra, California, before returning to Germany to study economics at the University of Hamburg.

He joined the family business in 1963. Upon the death of his uncle Karl Schmitz-Scholl in March, 1969 he became the group's managing director. Haub concentrated the Tengelmann group business on the retail trade. Under his guidance Tengelmann expanded: in 1971 it took over the grocery chain Kaiser's; in 1972 Haub founded the discount grocery retailer Plus. In the following years, Tengelmann focused on the development of its international business, which led to the 1979 takeover of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company. In 2000, he handed the position over to his son Karl-Erivan, and joined the supervisory board.

Family

Erivan Haub married Helga Otto in 1958. They live in Wiesbaden and have three sons:

• Karl-Erivan Haub (born 1960)
• Georg Haub
• Christian W.E. Haub (born 1964)

Honors

The Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph's University is named in his honor. The Helga Otto Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming is named for Erivan Haub's wife, Helga.

See also

• List of billionaires

References

External links

• Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People