Heinrich Otto Deichmann

$5.52B

$30.3M (-0.5%)

as of 06/24/26

About Heinrich Otto Deichmann

Heinrich Otto Deichmann is chairman of Deichmann SE, one of Europe's largest shoe retailers with 2024 sales revenue of about $9 billion.

Headquartered in Essen, Germany, the company operates 4,700 locations across 34 countries and employs nearly 50,000 people.

His grandfather Heinrich Deichmann started the business as a shoemaker store in 1913 and ran it with his wife Julie.

Deichmann joined the company in 1989 and became its chairman ten years later; he now owns 80% of the company.

His son Samuel joined the management board in 2020

Personal stats

Citizenship

Germany

Source of wealth

Shoes, retail

Residence

Essen, Germany

Marital status

Married

Birth date

11/30/62 (age 63)

Number of children

Self-made

inherited and growing