Hans-Werner Hector
$2.67B
as of 04/20/26
About Hans-Werner Hector
One of five cofounders of SAP, Hans-Werner Hector built up the software giant's North American business.
In 1996, he transferred to a Jersey Islands trust SAP shares representing more than 10% of the company's voting rights.
When the shares were put up for sale, Hector's partners worried that their control of SAP could come under threat.
Hector wanted to diversify his portfolio for tax and money-management purposes, but the resulting rift led to him leaving SAP in 1997.
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GermanySource of wealth
SAPResidence
Weinheim, GermanyMarital status
MarriedBirth date
01/17/40 (age 86)Education
Master of Science, University of SaarlandSelf-made
self-madeHans-Werner Hector’s fortune is worth
44K
troy ounces of gold
41K
median U.S. household
27K
median U.S. income
0.053%
U.S. credit card volume
0.011%
GDP of the United States
0.008%
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In 2008, Hector established the Hector Science Fund at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology with a gift of 200 million euros ($290 million at exchange rates prevailing at the time).
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