Christoph Henkel
$1.79B
$4.5M (0.3%)
as of 04/17/25
About Christoph Henkel
Christoph Henkel is the founding partner of investment firm Canyon Equity.
With brands like Persil, Schwarzkopf and Fa, and over $20 billion in annual revenue, Henkel is among the world's biggest cleaning product companies.
After the death of his father Konrad in 1999, Christoph Henkel inherited his interest in Henkel AG and became the largest single stockholder in the company.
He also invests in tech, biotech and movie-production companies, and has real estate holdings in Europe and the U.S.
Canyon Equity has acquired or developed luxury resorts in Fiji, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico, with more planned in Costa Rica, Mexico and Malibu, CA.
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GermanySource of wealth
Consumer goodsResidence
London, United KingdomMarital status
MarriedBirth date
02/11/58 (age 67)Self-made
inherited and growingChristoph Henkel’s fortune is worth
30K
troy ounces of gold
28K
median U.S. household
18K
median U.S. income
0.036%
U.S. credit card volume
0.007%
GDP of the United States
0.005%
United States debt
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Did you know?
Henkel co-founded Los Angeles-based production company Cineville; actors in its films have included Kevin Spacey, Sean Penn and Selma Hayek.
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