Rudolf August Oetker
| Rudolf August Oetker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 September 1916 |
| Died | 16 January 2007 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Owner and CEO, Oetker-Gruppe |
| Net worth | US$8.0 billion (2006)[1] |
| Children | Richard Oetker |
| Relatives | August Oetker (grandfather) |
Rudolf August Oetker (20 September 1916 – 16 January 2007) was a German entrepreneur who became a billionaire running his private food company Oetker-Gruppe.
Early life
He served in the Waffen-SS before he became the president of their family-run business in 1944, inherited from his grandfather August Oetker, who invented a popular mixture of baking powder.[2]
Career
Rudolf August Oetker elevated the company to a household name in Germany today. The Oetker-Gruppe was one of the symbols of the post-World War II recovery effort in the country.
Oetker retired as executive director in 1981, turning the position over to his son August Oetker (jr.).
In 2006, his net worth was estimated by Forbes at US$8.0 billion.[1]
Personal life
Oetker married three times and had eight children.[1] His son Richard became CEO in 2010.
In 2014, the Oetker business empire was valued at $12 billion, and each of his eight children inherited an equal share of 12.5%, or about $1.5 billion:[2]
- Rosely Schweizer
- August Oetker
- Bergit Douglas
- Christian Oetker
- Richard Oetker
- Alfred Oetker
- Carl Ferdinand Oetker
- Julia Oetker
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Rudolf August Oetker & family". Forbes. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- 1 2 de Jong, David (3 February 2014). "Nazi-Forged Fortune Creates Hidden German Billionaires". Bloomberg. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- Jungbluth, Rüdiger (2004). Die Oetkers (in German). Campus Verlag. ISBN 3-593-37396-3.
- Gotta, Frank (1981). Die deutsche Wirtschaftsprominenz 1981 von A-Z: Lexikon der 200 bedeutendsten zeitgenössischen Persönlichkeiten aus der Wirtschaft (in German). WEKA-Verlag. ISBN 3-8111-3046-3.