Anton Kathrein Jr. (born 1983/1984) is a German

billionaire A billionaire is a person with a net worth of at least 1,000,000,000, one billion (1,000,000,000, i.e., a thousand million) units of a given currency, usually of a major currency such as the United States dollar, euro, or pound sterling. The ...

businessman. He is the owner of Kathrein-Werke KG, a German manufacturer of cables, antenna and receivers that allows cellphone signals to travel across the world. The company was originally founded in

Rosenheim Rosenheim is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is an independent city located in the centre of the district of Rosenheim (Upper Bavaria), and is also the seat of its administration. It is located on the west bank of the Inn at the confluence of the ...

in 1919.

Early life

Kathrein was born in Germany, the son of Anton Kathrein Sr., and grandson of Anton Kathrein, who founded the company in 1919.

Career

Kathrein took charge of the company in 2012 following his father's death. His father had run the company since 1972. As of November 2015, ''

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'' estimated his net worth at US$1.51 billion.

Personal life

He is married, with two children, and lives near

References

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