Reinhold Wuerth & family
$36.29B
as of 05/13/24
About Reinhold Wuerth & family
Reinhold Wuerth entered his father's wholesale screw business in 1949, at age 14, as the company's second employee and first apprentice.
He took the reins in 1954 and honed a competitive advantage by delivering goods directly to customers on construction sites and in mechanical shops.
Today, with annual sales of over $16 billion, the Wuerth Group has more than 400 companies and 83,000 employees around the world.
Reinhold retired in 1994, but he still serves as chairman of the supervisory board of the Wuerth Group's family trusts.
Daughter Bettina Wuerth is chairwoman of the advisory board of Wuerth Group.
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Citizenship
GermanySource of wealth
FastenersResidence
Kuenzelsau, GermanyMarital status
MarriedBirth date
04/20/35 (age 89)Number of children
3Self-made
self-madeReinhold Wuerth & family’s fortune is worth
605K
troy ounces of gold
558K
median U.S. household
363K
median U.S. income
0.726%
U.S. credit card volume
0.145%
GDP of the United States
0.107%
United States debt
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Did you know?
Wuerth's vast art collection, consisting of more than 18,500 pieces, began with an Emil Nolde watercolor painting acquired in 1964.
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