Karl Friedrich Braun

$1.45B

as of 10/04/24

About Karl Friedrich Braun

Karl Friedrich Braun owns 10% of the medical device company B. Braun Melsungen, which began in 1839 as a small pharmacy that sold herbal remedies.

His father, Ludwig Georg Braun, took the reins in 1977, when the company had just $24 million in annual sales (now around $8 billion).

A sixth-generation family member, Karl Friedrich is one of three sons of Ludwig Georg. His sister Anna Maria is CEO of B. Braun.

Today, with more than 64,000 employees globally, B. Braun manufactures products ranging from infusion and injection solutions to surgical instruments.

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Citizenship

Germany

Source of wealth

Medical technology

Residence

Melsungen, Germany

Birth date

01/01/83 (age 41)

Self-made

inherited