Wilhelm Beier & family

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as of 10/04/24

About Wilhelm Beier & family

Wilhelm Beier is the chairman of the supervisory board of Dermapharm, a pharmaceutical company he founded in 1991.

Dermapharm, based in Gruenwald near Munich, manufacturers generic drugs for maladies ranging from insect bites to fungal diseases and osteoporosis.

Nearly half of its revenues come from the so-called "parallel trade'': arbitraging price differences for drugs between countries.

Dermapharm, which went public in 2018, is expanding into the business of medical marijuana. Beier and his family still own 65% of the company.

The company holds over 40% of one Germany's most popular home shopping television channels.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Germany

Source of wealth

Pharmaceuticals

Residence

Germany

Birth date

04/21/56 (age 68)

Self-made

self-made