2Hans Rausing – $12 Billion
The Rausting family has quite a presence in this list. Remember the three siblings I told you were on the board of Tetra Laval?
Well, Hans Rausing is their father and son of Ruben Rausing, the man that founded the company.
At the age of 28, Rausing was appointed Managing Director of Tetra Pak, while his brother Gad became Deputy Managing Director.
Years later, in 1993, he sold his share to his brother for a reported $7 billion, in what was at the time called the largest private buyout ever in Europe.
He moved to the U.K. and invested in Ecolean, a producer of environmentally friendly packaging material and in in Chumak, a maker of condiments.
At this moment, his net worth is estimated to be $12 Billion.
