Karl Müller (inventor)
Karl Müller (born November 29, 1952 in Roggwil TG ) is a Swiss entrepreneur . He is the inventor of Masai Barefoot Technology and the MBT shoes and kyBoots made from it.
Müller was born as the son of the Swiss mechanical engineer Karl Müller in Roggwil and attended the Trogen Cantonal School . In 1997, Müller developed the MBT shoe, which has sold over 10 million times so far. The MBT is the first functional shoe in this form worldwide and is now available in 20 countries.
Due to insurmountable differences with his business partners who see MBT as a lifestyle shoe brand, Müller parted ways with MBT in September 2006. He sold his company shares and founded kybun AG that same year.
KM Foundation
Müller is committed to social projects with his family foundation "KM Foundation". The KM Foundation supports disadvantaged people all over the world and was born out of the Christian conviction to help the neighbor in need. Between 10 and 20 percent of the annual profits from his companies go to the KM Foundation, which runs 40 projects worldwide.
Private life
Müller is married to the Korean Jung-Suk Goh. The couple has four of their own and three foster children.
Individual evidence
- ^ William Grimes: The Masai Anti-Cellulite Plan. In: The New York Times . July 4, 2004, accessed August 5, 2011 .
- ↑ From the MBT to the kyBoot. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 9, 2011 ; Retrieved August 20, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ US 6341432 Karl Müller's MBT patent
Web links
- 180 jobs for Eastern Switzerland , Blick, December 22, 2010
- Air soles to success , St.Galler Tagblatt, September 8, 2009
- Yes, a lot of money is gone. But a lot has happened too, ostnews.ch, July 5, 2009
- Interview with Karl Müller , Cash TV SF2, March 22, 2009
- MBT inventor sells his business , Swiss television, October 13, 2006
- Karl Müller in an interview with DRS1 , Radio DRS, November 10, 2006
- The shoemaker from Roggwil (PDF file; 883 kB), Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, September 10, 2005
- Karl Müller and MBT , balance sheet of the Swiss business magazine, June 28, 2005
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Müller, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Roggwil TG |