Friedhelm Loh

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Friedhelm Loh
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Born16 August 1946 (1946-08-16) (age 74) [1]
NationalityGerman
OccupationChairman, Friedhelm Loh Group
Spouse(s)married
Children3

Friedhelm Loh (born 16 August 1946) [1] is a German billionaire businessman. He is the founder and chairman of the Friedhelm Loh Group, a manufacturing company that grew out of a business he inherited from his father.

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Early life

Friedhelm Loh is the son of Rudolf Loh, who founded a company in 1961 after inventing the "first mass-produced enclosures for electrical control systems". [2]

Career

Loh is the chairman of the Friedhelm Loh Group.

As of July 2021, Forbes estimated Loh's net worth at US$9.7 billion. [2]

Personal life

He is married with three children and lives in Haiger, Germany. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Billionaires: Friedhelm LOH". Wealth-X. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Forbes profile: Friedhelm Loh". Forbes . Retrieved 12 July 2021.