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Karin Sartorius-Herbst
Germany 84 years old
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Biopharmaceuticals
- Industry
- Healthcare
- Residence
- Northeim
Assets
- Sartorius AG8,113,000 shares @ --SRT3-DE
Biography
Karin Sartorius-Herbst inherited a stake in Sartorius AG, which makes pharmaceutical an laboratory equipment.
Her great-grandfather Florenz Sartorius founded what become Sartorius AG in 1870 to make analytical balances to measure small mass in laboratories.
Her father, Horst Sartorius, died in 1998 and left a 50% stake to his daughters Karin, Christine Franken and Ulrike Baro.
An executor oversees their inheritance until 2028.
Today, the company has more than 15,000 employees and annual revenue exceeding $5 billion. It went public in 1990.
About
Sartorius-Herbst has had roles in various voluntary endeavors and charitable entities throughout her life.
She studied economics at the University of Goettingen.