Ursula Bechtolsheimer-Kipp
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- retail
- Industry
- Real Estate
- Residence
- Arosa
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 4
Biography
Ursula Bechtolsheimer-Kipp is the daughter of Karl-Heinz Kipp, deceased founder of the Massa department store chain.
The family fortune began with 500 bottles of rare wine that her father sold on the post-war black market.
Karl-Heinz Kipp sold the Massa chain in 1985, but smartly held on to the underlying property and struck a lucrative lease deal with retailer Metro.
His legacy includes the Tschuggen Hotel Group, a Swiss luxury resort group; Ursula took over as chairwoman in 2016.
Top-rated properties include the Tschuggen Grand Hotel in Arosa, Hotel Eden Roc in Ascona and the all-suite Carlton Hotel in St. Moritz.
About
Ursula is married to horse breeder Wilfried Bechtolsheimer, with whom she runs a horse farm in Gloucestershire, England.
Their daughter is dressage rider and Olympic gold medallist Laura Tomlinson. One of their three sons is a member of Gothic band Curse of Lono.