Klaus-Michael Kuehne

$40.25B
$248.7M (-0.6%)
as of 10/03/24

About Klaus-Michael Kuehne

Logistics magnate Klaus-Michael Kuehne is honorary chairman of Kuehne + Nagel International AG, based in ‎Schindellegi‎, Switzerland.

He joined the company, cofounded by his grandfather, in 1958, eventually taking over as CEO in 1966.

In 2016, his Kuehne Holding AG acquired 20% of VTG, a rail logistics company. Two years later, it sold the stake to Morgan Stanley Infrastructure.

He owns roughly 30% of shipping and logistics company Hapag-Lloyd, a holding he has steadily increased in recent years.

Throughout the course of 2022, he acquired a 17.5% in Lufthansa, the German airline carrier, and became its largest single investor.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Germany

Source of wealth

Shipping

Residence

Schindellegi, Switzerland

Marital status

Married

Birth date

06/02/37 (age 87)

Self-made

inherited and growing

Klaus-Michael Kuehne’s fortune is worth

671K

troy ounces of gold

619K

median U.S. household

403K

median U.S. income

0.805%

U.S. credit card volume

0.161%

GDP of the United States

0.118%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

Kuehne is an only child and has no children. His charitable foundation will continue to manage his wealth after he passes away.

Net worth over time

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Financial assets

XETRA | LHA-DE

Deutsche Lufthansa

XETRA | HLAG-DE

Hapag Lloyd

SIX SWISS | KNIN-CH

Kuehne & Nagel International AG

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