Bergit Douglas
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Bergit Douglas

Germany 79 years old

Overview

Source of Wealth
consumer goods
Residence
Frankfurt
Marital Status
Married
Children
5

Biography

Bergit Douglas owns 12.5% of Dr. August Oetker, a $9 billion (sales) conglomerate with interests in food, beverages, chemicals and hotels.

The business began in 1891 when her great-grandfather, pharmacist August Oetker, started selling non-perishable baking powder.

After World War II, her father, former Nazi SS officer Rudolf August Oetker, developed additional food products and successfully diversified.

Douglas, who has an interior design business based in Frankfurt, redesigned some of the family's hotels.

She is married to Christoph Douglas, an art consultant and former head of Sotheby's in Germany.

About

When Rudolf August passed away in 2007, at age 90, the company's ownership was divided between his eight children from three marriages.