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Alexander Otto

Germany 59 years old

Overview

Source of Wealth
Real estate
Industry
Real Estate
Residence
Hamburg
Education
Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration)
Harvard College (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Marital Status
Married

Assets

  • CURBLINE
    7,946,000 shares @ -
    -
    CURB-US
  • Deutsche Euroshop
    11,712,000 shares @ -
    -
    DEQ-DE
  • Paramount Group
    14,145,000 shares @ -
    -
    PGRE-US
  • SITE Centers
    3,314,000 shares @ -
    -
    SITC-US

Biography

Alexander Otto owns a stake in Otto Group and is majority shareholder and CEO of ECE Group, a commercial real estate firm focused on shopping centers.

His late father, Werner Otto, started the empire by founding a mail-order business in Hamburg in 1949.

With revenues exceeding $15 billion, Otto Group has more than 40 companies in retail (including Crate and Barrel), real estate and financial services.

His mother Maren and her daughter Katharina share a 14% stake with him in Paramount Group, which owns and manages office properties in the U.S.

Investing heavily in shopping centers, he became a shareholder of publicly-traded Deutsche EuroShop in 2001.

About

Alexander's sister, Katharina Otto-Bernstein, writes and produces art movies in the U.S.

His brother, Michael Otto, also a billionaire, ran Otto Group for 26 years until 2007. He is now chairman of its supervisory board.