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Alberto Roemmers

Argentina 99 years old

Overview

Source of Wealth
pharmaceuticals
Industry
Healthcare
Residence
Children
4

Biography

Alberto Roemmers is the majority owner of Laboratorios Roemmers, Argentina's largest pharmaceutical company.

The firm was founded in 1921 by his father, Alberto J. Roemmers, a German immigrant to Argentina.

Laboratorios Roemmers, which is privately held, also has operations in Brazil, Uruguay and Mexico.

It produces a variety of drugs, including antibiotics and anti-inflammatory treatments.

About

A team owned by the Roemmers family won a 2015 world title in the prestigious 52 Super Series yacht racing competition.

His son Alejandro is a poet who wrote a sequel to "The Little Prince."