Stephan Schnabel

$1.92B

$9.3M (0.5%)

as of 04/02/25

About Stephan Schnabel

Stephan Schnabel is the CEO and owner of Helm AG, a chemical marketing firm with annual revenue of around $6 billion and offices in 30 countries.

By its own account, Helm began in 1900 as a Hamburg-based import-export business "for merchandise of every description."

Stephan's grandfather Hermann took over from the namesake founder, Karl O. Helm, in 1950 and set a path focused on chemicals.

Stephan's father, Dieter, took over from Hermann as chairman of the executive board in 1984 and continued to expand overseas.

Stephan took the reins from Dieter in 2020. Dieter passed away at the end of 2023.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Germany

Source of wealth

Chemicals

Residence

Hamburg, Germany

Birth date

01/18/75 (age 50)

Self-made

inherited and growing