Christoph Henkel (born 11 February 1958) is a London-based German billionaire businessman. As of September 2021, his net worth is estimated at US$1.7 billion.

Early life

Christoph Henkel was born on 11 February 1958 in

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in ...

, West Germany. Henkel's grandfather,

Friedrich Karl Henkel Friedrich ("Fritz") Karl Henkel (* March 20, 1848 in Vöhl; † March 1, 1930 in Rengsdorf) was a German entrepreneur and founder of the Henkel Group. Early life Fritz Henkel was born as the fifth child of his parents, the teacher Johann Jost ...

, founded

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, commonly known as Henkel, is a German multinational chemical and consumer goods company headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. It is active in both the consumer and industrial sectors. Founded in 1876, the DAX company is organ ...

, a cleaning products company, in 1876. His father, Konrad Henkel, took over the company and turned it into a global corporation. Christoph Henkel was born in February 1958

Career

Henkel inherited a £1 billion stake in the German chemical company

shortly after his father's death in 1999. He is a co-founder and co-owner of Canyon Equity, headquartered in

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. He is also the owner of Dunton Hot Springs resort in Dunton, Colorado, US. He received an honorary doctorate from the

University of Düsseldorf A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which ...

in 2007. In the '' Sunday Times Rich List 2022'' ranking of the wealthiest people in the UK he was placed 5th with an estimated family fortune of £15billion.

Personal life

Henkel resides in London, England. He is married to

Katrin Bellinger Katrin Bellinger (born October 1958) is a London-based German art dealer and collector, specialising in Old Master drawings. Early life Katrin Bellinger was born in October 1958. Her family owned a chain of department stores.Pilar Viladas (August ...

, an art dealer and collector, specialising in Old Master drawings. They have two sons.

References

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