Susanne Klatten Biography

Susanne Klatten is a German Heiress and the Richest Woman in Germany as of 2018 with $25.1 billion and the 38th richest person in the world. She owns 12.50% of the luxurious automobile BMW while her brother, Stefan Quandt, owns 17.4%. She has a degree in business finance and after completing her studies, Susanne for Young & Rubicam an advertising agency in Frankfurt from 1981 to 1983. She then enrolled at the University of Buckingham for a course in marketing and management and an MBA from IMD in Lausanne specializing in advertising…

Further business experience was gained in London with Dresdner Bank, the Munich branch of management consultants McKinsey, and the bank Bankhaus Reuschel & Co. She often worked incognito using the name Susanne Kant due to the massive wealth under her name.

Susanne Klatten Age and Birthday

She is 58 years old as of 2019, she was born on 28 April 1962, in Bad Homburg, Germany. She celebrates her birthday on 28 April every year and her birth sign is Taurus.

Susanne Klatten Height and Weight

She stands at an average height and has moderate weight. She appears to be quite tall in her photos, relative to her surroundings, is anything to go by. However, details regarding her actual height and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We are keeping tabs and will update this information once it is out.

Susanne Klatten Family- Parents and Siblings

She was born Susanne Hanna Ursula Quandt to Herbert and Johanna Quandt. Her father, Herbert Quandt was an Industrialist who saved BMW at its bankruptcy. She has two siblings: Stefan Quandt and Silvia Quandt. Her grandfather Günther Quandt is the founder of an industrial empire that today includes BMW and Altana (chemicals).

Susanne Klatten Husband | Spouse

The billionaire is married to Jan Klatten who she met during her internship period at BMW in Regensburg, where he worked as an engineer. It is reported that she did not tell him who she was until they were sure about each other. The couple got married in 1990 in Kitzbühel and have three children together.

Susanne Klatten Children | Susanne Klatten Daughter

Susanne is a mother of three. She has managed to keep her private life away from the public eye, therefore, not much is known about her family apart from the fact that they live in Munich.

Susanne Klatten Net worth, Fortune and Wealth

Susanne’s net worth is around 23.1 billion USD. She inherited a 50.1% stake in pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturer Altana, upon her father’s death. She is part of Altana’s supervisory board and has helped it become a world-class corporation in the German DAX list of 30 top companies.

Altana AG sold its pharmaceutical activities to Nycomed for €4.5 billion in 2006, leaving only its specialty chemicals business. The €4.5 billion was then distributed to shareholders as a dividend. Klatten remained the corporation’s major shareholder as Altana maintained its stock exchange listing. She then bought almost all the shares that she did not own in Altana in 2009.

She also got a 12.50% stake in BMW which her father left her. She was later appointed to the BMW supervisory board in 1997 together with her brother Stefan Quandt. On 16th March 2009, SGL Carbon announced that Klatten could only raise her 8% stake to almost a quarter and not more than that.

She also has a 25% stake in German wind turbine manufacturer, Nordex. In 2012, she bought stakes from Dutch biotech company Paques and used oil recycling company Avista Oil (de) of Germany.

Susanne Klatten Measurements and Facts

Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Susanne Klatten

Susanne Klatten Bio and Wiki

• Full Names: Susanne Hanna Ursula Klatten
• Popular As: Susanne Klatten
• Gender: Female
• Occupation / Profession: Businessperson
• Nationality: Germany
• Race / Ethnicity: White
• Religion: Christian
• Sexual Orientation: Straight

Susanne Klatten Birthday

• Age / How Old?: 58 years old
• Zodiac Sign: Taurus
• Date of Birth: 28 April 1962
• Place of Birth: Bad Homburg, Germany
• Birthday: 28 April

Susanne Klatten Body Measurements

• Body Measurements: To be updated soon
• Height / How Tall?: Average
• Weight: Moderate
• Eye Color: Brown
• Hair Color: Brown
• Shoe Size: To be updated soon
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Susanne Klatten Family and Relationship

• Father (Dad): Herbert Quandt
• Mother: Johanna Quandt
• Siblings:  Stefan Quandt and Silvia Quandt.
• Marital Status: Married
• Husband/Spouse: Married to Jan Klatten
• Children:  Three

Susanne Klatten Networth and Salary

• Net Worth: 23.1 billion USD
• Salary: Under Review
• Source of Income: German Heiress and Businessperson

Susanne Klatten House and Cars

• Place of living: Germany
• Cars: Car brand to be updated soon

Susanne Klatten Foundation

She launched Stiftung Nantesbuch in 2012, a charitable foundation dedicated to cultural and ecological education.

Susanne Klatten’s House

The billionaire owns a house in Bad Homburg. Her property is in Kitzbuehel, Austria.

Susanne Klatten Kinder

Susanne and Jan Klatten were married to each other for almost 30 years before their separation in 2018. They have three children together. They announced the end of the relationship with the words: “We are going into a new phase of life in gratitude for the time together and in friendship.

Susanne Klatten Investment | German Heiress and part-owner of BMW

Her father also left her a 12.50% stake in BMW, but following the death of her mother in 2015, her stake in BMW is now 19.2%. She was appointed to the supervisory board of BMW with her brother Stefan Quandt in 1997. German graphite maker SGL Carbon said on 16 March 2009 that Klatten owns options to raise her stake in SGL from 8% to almost a quarter of the shares but no more than that.

The Hanns Joachim Friedrichs Award-winning documentary film The Silence of the Quandt’s by the German public broadcaster ARD described in October 2007 the role of the Quandt family businesses during the Second World War. The family’s Nazi past was not well known, but the documentary film revealed this to a wide audience and confronted the Quandt’s about the use of slave laborers in the family’s factories during World War II.

As a result, five days after the showing, four family members announced, on behalf of the entire Quandt family, their intention to fund a research project in which a historian will examine the family’s activities during Adolf Hitler’s dictatorship.

The independent 1,200-page study researched and compiled by Bonn historian, Joachim Scholtyseck, which was released in 2011 concluded: “The Quandt’s were linked inseparably with the crimes of the Nazis”. As of 2008 no compensation, apology, or even memorial at the site of one of their factories, has been permitted. BMW was not implicated in the report.

Susanne Klatten Blackmailed

In 2007 Klatten was blackmailed by Helg “Russak” Sgarbi, a 44-year-old Swiss national who threatened to release materials depicting the two having an affair. Sgarbi, who was charged with similar blackmail schemes against multiple women, was arrested in January 2009 and brought to court in Germany, where he was sentenced to six years in jail.

His accomplice, the Italian hotel owner Ernano Barretta who allegedly filmed Sgarbi and Klatten with hidden cameras, was also arrested and was sentenced in 2012 to seven years in prison.

Susanne Klatten Family Offices

As previously said, the HQ Trust multi-family office is engaged in private equity, real estate, and capital markets. Private equity investments are done through external funds as well as through direct investments.

Susanne Klatten is strategically investing through the SKion GmbH. The company invests in companies with revenues between €0.3-2.5B, mainly in industry, services, renewables, optics, MedTech, and diagnostics companies. Furthermore, SKion also invests smaller amounts in water technology companies. Stefan Quandt’s investment company focuses (besides BMW) on digital security, renewable and smart grid, and credit rating companies.

Frequently Asked Questions About Susanne Klatten

Who is Susanne Klatten?

She is a German billionaire heiress, the daughter of Herbert and Johanna Quandt. As of July 2020, her net worth was estimated at US$23.2 billion, ranking her the richest woman in Germany and the 50th richest person in the world according to Forbes.

How old is Susanne Klatten?

She is a German National born on 28 April 1962 (age 58 years), Bad Homburg, Germany.

How tall is Susanne Klatten?

She stands at an average height and weight, she appears to be quite tall in her photos, relative to her surroundings, are anything to go by. However, details regarding her actual height and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We are keeping tabs and will update this information once it is out.

Is Susanne Klatten married?

The billionaire is married to Jan Klatten who she met during her internship period at BMW in Regensburg, where he worked as an engineer. It is reported that she did not tell him who she was until they were sure about each other. The couple got married in 1990 in Kitzbühel and have three children together.

How much is Susanne worth?

Susanne’s net worth is around 23.1 billion USD. She inherited a 50.1% stake in pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturer Altana, upon her father’s death. She is part of Altana’s supervisory board and has helped it become a world-class corporation in the German DAX list of 30 top companies.

Where does Susanne live?

Because of security reasons, she has not shared her precise location of residence. We will immediately update this information if we get the location and images of her house.

Is Susanne dead or alive?

She is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of her being sick or having any health-related issues.

Where is Susanne Now?

She is a German billionaire heiress, the daughter of Herbert and Johanna Quandt.

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