Name
Dirk Rossmann
Primary Residence
Lower-Saxony, Germany
Citizenship
Germany
Source Of Wealth
drugstores, Self Made
Net Worth
$4,100,000,000
Forbes Profile
Forbes 2019 Billionaires List Rank:
691
Forbes List Rank One: Title
#691 Billionaires 2019
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Summary
The eponymous company Dirk Rossmann founded at age 25 is now Germany's second-largest drugstore chain, with annual revenues of around $10 billion.In 1972, he opened Germany's first self-service drugstore in Hannover just as price deregulation of pharmacy products was beginning.Rossmann has made numerous private equity investments and owns a stake in the German Bundesliga soccer club Hannover 96.Shunning many of the trappings of wealth, he prefers to spend money on traveling and books.His German Foundation World Population focuses on sex education and family planning, primarily in East Africa.
Did you know?
Rossmann been married to his wife Alice for more than 30 years and his two sons, Daniel and Raoul, hold managerial roles at the company. He has a personal passion for magic tricks and supports the magician duo Ehrlich Brothers.
Age
72
Categories
Number of Children
2
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