Wim van der Leegte & family
$3.58B
as of 04/03/24
About Wim van der Leegte & family
Wim van der Leegte ran VDL Groep, one of Europe's largest privately held auto and bus manufacturers, for 50 years before retiring in 2016.
When he retired, his son Willem took over as president. Wim's other two children, Pieter and Jennifer, serve on the executive board.
Van der Leegte sits on VDL's supervisory board and owns 100% of the company with his three children.
His late father, Pieter van der Leegte, founded the business in 1953.
Personal stats
Citizenship
NetherlandsSource of wealth
ManufacturingResidence
Eindhoven, NetherlandsMarital status
MarriedBirth date
08/23/47 (age 77)Number of children
3Self-made
inherited and growingWim van der Leegte & family’s fortune is worth
60K
troy ounces of gold
55K
median U.S. household
36K
median U.S. income
0.072%
U.S. credit card volume
0.014%
GDP of the United States
0.011%
United States debt
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Van der Leegte started working at the firm when he was just 19 years old while studying at a technical college; within three months he was running the company.
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