Christoph Henkel

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Christoph Henkel
Born (1958-02-11) 11 February 1958 (age 66)
OccupationBusinessman
Spouse Katrin Bellinger
Children2
Parent Konrad Henkel
Relatives Friedrich Karl Henkel (grandfather)

Christoph Henkel (born 11 February 1958) is a London-based German billionaire businessman and entrepreneur. As of September 2021, his net worth is estimated at US$1.7 billion. [1]

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Early life

Christoph Henkel was born on 11 February 1958 in Düsseldorf, West Germany. [2] [3] [4]

Henkel's grandfather, Friedrich Karl Henkel, founded Henkel, a cleaning products company, in 1876. [5] His father, Konrad Henkel, took over the company and turned it into a global corporation. [5]

Career

Henkel inherited a £1 billion stake in the German chemical company Henkel shortly after his father's death in 1999. [5]

He is a co-founder and co-owner of Canyon Equity, headquartered in Larkspur, California. [5] [6] He is also the owner of Dunton Hot Springs resort in Dunton, Colorado, US. [7]

In the Sunday Times Rich List 2022 ranking of the wealthiest people in the UK, he was placed 5th with an estimated family fortune of £15billion. He ranks #1,118 on the list of the richest people in the world and 71st in Germany. [8]

He was a member of the Shareholders' Committee of Henkel from 1991 to 2022.

Personal life

Henkel resides in London, England. [5] He is married to Katrin Bellinger, an art dealer and collector, specialising in Old Master drawings. [9] They have two sons. [7]

He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Düsseldorf in 2007. [5]

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