Willi Liebherr

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Willi Liebherr
Born1947 (age 76–77)
Education ETH Zurich
OccupationBusinessman
TitleMember of the Liebherr Group administrative board [1]
Children6

Willi Liebherr (born in 1947) is a German-Swiss entrepreneur, current member and former chairman of the board of Liebherr Group. [1]

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Life and education

Willi Liebherr grew up in Upper Swabia's, Kirchdorf an der Iller and in Biberach. He graduated as an engineer from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich [2] and lives in Nussbaumen, Switzerland. [3]

Career

In 1971, he joined the family business, Liebherr Group. After the death of Hans Liebherr in 1993, Willi Liebherr led the construction machinery manufacturer together with his sister Isolde, and was chairman of the board of Liebherr-International AG in Bulle [4] from 1999 until March 2023. [5] His son, Jan Liebherr, became the new president of the administrative board, [6] Willi Liebherr remained a member of the board. [7] [1]

Honors

Wealth

On the 2018 Forbes list, Isolde and Willi Liebherr ranked 222nd, with approximately US$7.1 billion. [2] In 2021, on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the net worth of Willi Liebherr was stated to be approximately US$9.43 billion, making him one of the richest people in Switzerland and Germany and 263rd on the list of the richest people in the world. [11] In 2023, the Liebherr family's assets were estimated at 9.3 billion by Bilanz, placing them 19th on a list of the 300 richest people in Switzerland. [6]

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