Hans Peter Wild
$3.44B
as of 07/05/24
About Hans Peter Wild
Hans-Peter Wild sold the last of a WILD Flavors stake to agricultural processing giant Archer-Daniels Midland in 2014 for about $3 billion in cash.
His father founded WILD Flavors in 1931 and the company grew into a leading supplier of flavors and extracts, sweeteners, and fermentation technology.
He worked for a marketer of mineral oil and chemicals before joining the family business in 1974 and helping to expand its portfolio.
Wild still owns Capri Sun, the famed fruit juice brand that originated in the 1960s.
Today Capri Sun is consumed in more than 100 countries and generates an estimated annual revenue of $500 million.
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Citizenship
SwitzerlandSource of wealth
FlavoringsResidence
Zug, SwitzerlandMarital status
DivorcedBirth date
06/16/41 (age 83)Number of children
2Self-made
inherited and growingHans Peter Wild’s fortune is worth
57K
troy ounces of gold
53K
median U.S. household
34K
median U.S. income
0.069%
U.S. credit card volume
0.014%
GDP of the United States
0.01%
United States debt
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As a student studying business and law, Wild traveled abroad in search of innovative alternative sources of raw materials for the family business.
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