Horst Julius Pudwill
$5.13B
$57.4M (-1.1%)
as of 07/14/25
About Horst Julius Pudwill
Horst Julius Pudwill is cofounder and chairman of Techtronic Industries, a Hong Kong-based manufacturer of power tools and floor-care products.
The company produces the iconic vacuum cleaner Hoover, which many people use as a verb (such as in the phrase "hoover the carpet").
Pudwill was an engineer at Volkswagen in Germany before transferring to Hong Kong in the mid-1970s to become a general manager.
Pudwill cofounded Techtronic in 1985 with Roy Chi Ping Chung.
He continues to oversee Techtronic's operations with his son, Stephan, the firm's vice chairman, and its chief executive Steven Richman.
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GermanySource of wealth
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Hong KongMarital status
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10/23/44 (age 80)Number of children
1Education
Master of Science in Engineering, Technical College in FlensburgSelf-made
self-madeHorst Julius Pudwill’s fortune is worth
85K
troy ounces of gold
79K
median U.S. household
51K
median U.S. income
0.103%
U.S. credit card volume
0.021%
GDP of the United States
0.015%
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His first two decades in business paralleled many other Greater China entrepreneurs' careers - lining up and eventually manufacturing supplies for Western brands.
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HONG KONG | 669-HK
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