Susanne Klatten: The Story Behind the Fortune
Susanne Klatten is among the largest shareholders of automaker BMW and controls the specialty-chemicals company Altana. She is one of Germany's wealthiest people and a member of the Quandt family.
Susanne Klatten is among the largest shareholders of automaker BMW and controls the specialty-chemicals company Altana. She is one of Germany's wealthiest people and a member of the Quandt family.
Susanne Klatten inherited the foundation of this fortune and has grown it substantially since taking the reins.
She studied at University of Buckingham (MBA) and is based in Munich, Germany.
A few of the highlights on the public record: One of BMW's largest individual shareholders; Controls the chemicals company Altana; A member of the industrial Quandt family.
The fortune shows up across our lists, too: #9 on The World's Richest Women (out of 11 tracked).
Today, Susanne is worth an estimated $10.99B — #39 in the world on our real-time list, a figure that moves with BMW.DE's share price.