5Thomas Schmidheiny – $5 Billion
Thomas Schmidheiny is in this list because of his 20% stake in Swiss cement and concrete giant Holcim.
The company was founded in 1912 and is now one of the two largest cement manufacturers worldwide. Holcim does business in more than 70 different countries and employs 71,000 people.
Thomas is no longer a part of its management, since he resigned his chairmanship in 2003.
Thomas’ father Max divided the estate in 1984, so he inherited Holcim while his brother Stephan got construction company Eternit.
They are both billionaires.
At this moment, his net worth is estimated to be $ 5 Billion.
