Ludwig Merckle (entrepreneur, 1965)

Ludwig Merckle (born June 8, 1965 in Hamburg ) is a German entrepreneur .

Life

Ludwig Merckle is the eldest son of Ruth and Adolf Merckle , married to his wife Ursula and the father of two children. He studied business informatics at the University of Mannheim and succeeded his father Adolf Merckle in the Merckle group of companies in 1997 , initially as head of the Merckle / Ratiopharm group , and later as managing director of the holding company. In May 2009, Ludwig Merckle accepted the sole inheritance from his late father in order to enable the restructuring and debt relief of the Merckle group of companies.

Positions

Member of the Supervisory Board and Chairman of the Personnel Committee of HeidelbergCement AG
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Kässbohrer Geländefahrzeug AG
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Württembergische Leinenindustrie AG
Member of the Supervisory Board of Zollern GmbH und Co. KG (formerly Fürstlich Hohenzollerische Hüttenwerke)
Managing Director of VEM Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH (until January 2009)
Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Phoenix Pharmahandel AG & Co. KG (until February 2009)

According to the 2015 Forbes Billionaires List , Merckle's net worth was approximately $ 4.6 billion. This puts him in 352th place on the list of the richest people in the world.

honors and awards

2011 “Family Business Owner of the Year” by Handelsblatt for the successful restructuring of the Merckle Group.

2017 “ Family Entrepreneur of the Year ” by the Intes Academy for exemplary achievements with regard to the long-term preservation of the group as a family business.

Individual evidence

↑ Adolf Merckle. Obituary notice . In: Schwäbische Zeitung from January 9, 2009
↑ Ludwig Merckle. In: Forbes.com. Retrieved March 19, 2020 .
↑ Handelsblatt No. 146 of August 1, 2005, page 16
↑ http://www.forbes.com/profile/ludwig-merckle/?list=billionaires
↑ Laudation by Günther Oettinger. Handelsblatt, December 27, 2011. Accessed January 31, 2018.
↑ Ludwig Merckle is family entrepreneur of the year . Südwestpresse, November 11, 2017. Accessed January 31, 2018.

personal data
SURNAME	Merckle, Ludwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH	June 8, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hamburg

[1] Adolf Merckle. Obituary notice . In: Schwäbische Zeitung from January 9, 2009

[2] Ludwig Merckle. In: Forbes.com. Retrieved March 19, 2020 .

[3] Handelsblatt No. 146 of August 1, 2005, page 16

[4] ttp://www.forbes.com/profile/ludwig-merckle/?list=billionaires

[5] Laudation by Günther Oettinger. Handelsblatt, December 27, 2011. Accessed January 31, 2018.

[6] Ludwig Merckle is family entrepreneur of the year . Südwestpresse, November 11, 2017. Accessed January 31, 2018.