Name
Christian Haub
Primary Residence
Greenwich, Connecticut
Citizenship
Germany
Source Of Wealth
retail
Net Worth
$2,300,000,000
Forbes Profile
Forbes 2019 Billionaires List Rank:
1008
Forbes List Rank One: Title
#1008 Billionaires 2019
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Summary
Christian Haub runs his family's Tengelmann Group, which began with a shop opened in Muelheim an der Ruhr in 1867.Its retail operations are comprised of OBI DIY (home improvement); clothing and non-food discounter KiK; and dollar-store chain TEDi.The group also invests in startups and is active in services (energy, plus audits and consulting), property management and real estate development. Older brother Karl-Erivan had taken over as CEO after father Erivan Haub died in early 2018. Then Karl-Erivan went missing while on a ski tour.Christian was living the U.S., overseeing Tengelmann's U.S. venture portfolio, before returning to Germany after the presumed death of Karl-Erivan.
Did you know?
Erivan Haub has strong ties to Tacoma, WA, where his sons were born. He was a major contributor to UW-Tacoma, the Museum of Glass and the LeMay Automobile Museum.The family owns a buffalo ranch in Wyoming and 3,000 acres in Methow Valley.
Age
55
Categories
Number of Children
4
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