His successful business career allowed him to earn millions of dollars and invest in his true passion, rugby.
Hans Peter Wild He is a Swiss businessman and lawyer who managed to amass a fortune of millions of dollars by running the fruit juice company, Capri-SunThe company’s CEO was responsible for expanding the business market to make it an internationally renowned brand. He also won the admiration of his people for promoting local sports.
Wild’s successful career allowed him to earn enough money to invest in his passions. The Swiss diversified by investing his money in sport by acquiring the French rugby team, Stade Français Paris in 2017. This was only the first step in boosting the development and popularity of this discipline. He also founded the Wild Rugby Academy in the German city of Heidelberg to support young talents in the region.
The story of Hans Peter Wild, the multimillionaire who ventured into the world of sport
The Swiss by adoption had his origins in Germany, in the city of Heidelberg in 1941. The billionaire came from a wealthy family, which has the conglomerate Diersch & SchröderWild took advantage of his position to train as a lawyer at his local state university and later specialized in tax law and auditing at the University of Mannheim.
The billionaire’s academic career continued at the Sorbonne in Paris and at Cambridge, where he earned his doctorate with the title “The Dominant Market Firm under French Law.” After this achievement, he joined the family company in the late 1970s as responsible for mineral oil, chemical and maritime transport activities.
Wild’s outstanding efforts were rewarded with higher positions within the group until he became product director. In this position he was in charge of creating Capri-Sun and was responsible for its international success, with the world boxing champion, Muhammad Ali, as the image of their marketing campaigns.
In 2010, the businessman sold 35% of his company to the KKR investment fund to prepare the possible debut of the company Rudolf Wild Gmbh & Co. KG. This new firm acquired the parent company of Hans Peter Wild Flavors, which included Capri-Sun and the bottling company indag. This purchase allowed the Swiss to diversify and invest in his passions.
Currently, in addition to investments in sports, Hans Perter Wild holds stakes in companies linked to the sports sector. biotechnology and disruptive technologies through the Wild Group Management conglomerate. While its investments in the luxury hotels Goldener Hirsch, Schloss Mönchstein, Salzburg and industrial companies are managed through the Family Office firm.
How much is Hans Peter Wild’s fortune, according to Forbes
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The magazine specializing in economics and the fortune of multimillionaires, Forbes, analyzed the assets of the Swiss businessman and stated that is around 3.5 billion dollarsThis amount allows him to devote himself to his rugby team, although his management of Stade Français Paris has not yet yielded any titles.
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