Christoph Henkel | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Businessman |
Spouse | Katrin Bellinger |
Children | 2 |
Parent | Konrad Henkel |
Relatives | Friedrich Karl Henkel (grandfather) |
Christoph Henkel (born 11 February 1958) is a London-based German billionaire businessman and entrepreneur. As of September 2021, his net worth is estimated at US$1.7 billion.[1]
Christoph Henkel was born on 11 February 1958 in Düsseldorf, West Germany.[2][3][4]
Henkel's grandfather, Friedrich Karl Henkel, founded Henkel, a cleaning products company, in 1876.[5] His father, Konrad Henkel, took over the company and turned it into a global corporation.[5]
Henkel inherited a £1 billion stake in the German chemical company Henkel shortly after his father's death in 1999.[5]
He is a co-founder and co-owner of Canyon Equity, headquartered in Larkspur, California.[5][6] He is also the owner of Dunton Hot Springs resort in Dunton, Colorado, US.[7]
In the Sunday Times Rich List 2022 ranking of the wealthiest people in the UK, he was placed 5th with an estimated family fortune of £15billion. He ranks #1,118 on the list of the richest people in the world and 71st in Germany.[8]
He was a member of the Shareholders' Committee of Henkel from 1991 to 2022.
Henkel resides in London, England.[5] He is married to Katrin Bellinger, an art dealer and collector, specialising in Old Master drawings.[9] They have two sons.[7]
He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Düsseldorf in 2007.[5]