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Peter Spuhler

Switzerland 66 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth: Train cars
Industry: Manufacturing
Residence: Weiningen
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2

Assets

Aebi Schmidt

26,436,000 shares @ -

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AEBI-US
Autoneum Holding

946,000 shares @ -

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AUTN-CH
Rieter Holding AG

45,035,000 shares @ -

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RIEN-CH
Stadler Rail

34,200,000 shares @ -

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SRAIL-CH

Biography

Peter Spuhler, former CEO of Stadler Rail, built a fortune buying up railcar makers across eastern Europe.

In 2019, Spuhler took Stadler Rail public through an IPO that valued the company at $3.8 billion.

His wife's grandfather had started Stadler five decades earlier, and in 1989, he bought the company from her grandmother for $6 million.

Today, Spuhler owns a variety of shareholdings through his holding company PCS Holding.

His portfolio also includes Swiss textile machine manufacturer Rieter, car supplier Autoneum and Aebi Schmidt, a manufacturer of specialty vehicles that went public in 2025 and trades on the NASDAQ exchange.

About

Spuhler, a former Swiss Army officer, served for 13 years in parliament where he advocated a pro-business agenda.