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Eva Maria Braun-Luedicke

Germany 39 years old

Overview

Source of Wealth
Medical technology
Industry
Healthcare
Residence
Melsungen

Biography

Eva Maria Braun-Luedicke owns 12% of the medical device company B. Braun Melsungen, which began in 1839 as a small pharmacy that sold herbal remedies.

Her mother's cousin Ludwig Georg Braun took the reins in 1977, when the company had just $24 million in annual sales (now around $8 billion).

Today, with more than 64,000 employees globally, B. Braun manufactures products ranging from infusion and injection solutions to surgical instruments.

Eva Maria works as a Communications Manager for B. Braun.

About

Eva Maria is a sixth-generation family member and her mother, Barbara, is a member of the company's supervisory board.

B. Braun has been operating in Africa for more than 60 years, and now has subsidiaries in Zambia, Algeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya.