Friedhelm Loh

Friedhelm Loh
Born	16 August 1946 (1946-08-16) (age 78) [1]
Nationality	German
Occupation(s)	Chairman, Friedhelm Loh Group
Spouse	married
Children	3

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

Career

Loh's father Rudolf founded a company in 1961 that offered "the first mass-produced enclosures for electrical control systems". ^[2] Friedhelm took over the running of the business in 1974, renamed it Rittal and developed the Friedhelm Loh Group around it, a group of companies that offer goods and services ranging through sheet steel, electrical enclosures such as computer server cabinets, plastic components for automotive and other industries, software for computer assisted planning of complex electrical systems and industrial workflow consultancy. Friedhelm Loh is owner and chairman of the group.

In 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]

Loh is a collector of automobiles and in 2023 founded the National Automobile Museum in Dietzhöltal, Germany to allow public access to many vehicles from his personal collection supplemented by seasonal exhibits on varying themes. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Billionaires: Friedhelm LOH". Wealth-X. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
2. "Forbes profile: Friedhelm Loh". Forbes . Retrieved 12 July 2021.
3. Taylor, Michael (25 June 2023). "Astonishing Private Car Collection Becomes Germany's Latest Museum". Forbes. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
4. Ljadov, Vlad (7 December 2024). "Germany's Most Spectacular Car Museum: Nationales Automuseum –The Loh Collection". SpeedHunters. Retrieved 11 March 2025.