Susanne Klatten facts for kids
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Susanne Klatten
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Klatten in 2017
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| Born |
Susanne Hanna Ursula Quandt
28 April 1962 (age 63) Bad Homburg, West Germany
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| Education | IMD-Lausanne (MBA) |
| Known for | Holdings in Altana and BMW; richest woman in Germany |
| Spouse(s) |
Jan Klatten
(m. 1990; sep. 2018) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Herbert Quandt (1910–1982) Johanna Quandt (1926–2015) |
| Relatives | Stefan Quandt (brother) Silvia Quandt (half-sister) |
Susanne Klatten (born on April 28, 1962) is a very successful German businesswoman. She is known for being one of the richest women in Germany. Her family has a long history in business.
Susanne Klatten is a major owner in several large companies. These include the car company BMW and the chemicals company Altana. She has helped these businesses grow and succeed.
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Learning and Early Career
Susanne Klatten was born in Bad Homburg, which was in West Germany at the time. She studied business finance at university. After her studies, she worked at an advertising agency in Frankfurt.
She also took courses in marketing and management. She earned a special business degree called an MBA from a school in Lausanne, Switzerland. This degree focused on advertising.
Susanne gained more experience working at banks and a business consulting firm. She sometimes used a different name, Susanne Kant, to learn about businesses without people knowing who she was. She has received special honors for her work, like being an Honorary Senator at the Technical University of Munich.
Her Business Investments
Susanne Klatten inherited a large part of her father's businesses. This happened after he passed away. She became a major owner in two important companies: Altana and BMW.
Altana: A Chemicals Company
Altana is a company that makes special chemicals. Susanne Klatten owned more than half of this company. She helped make Altana a very successful company in Germany.
In 2006, Altana sold its medicine-making part. This brought in a lot of money, which was shared with the company's owners. Susanne Klatten remained the main owner of Altana. She later bought almost all the remaining shares of the company.
Altana also invests in new technologies. For example, it owns a part of Landa Digital Printing. This company works with digital printing and tiny particles called nanotechnology.
BMW: The Car Company
Susanne Klatten also inherited a part of the famous car company BMW. Her share in BMW grew larger after her mother passed away in 2015.
Since 1997, she has been on the supervisory board of BMW. This means she helps guide the company's big decisions. Her brother, Stefan Quandt, is also on this board.
Other Investments
Susanne Klatten has also invested in other companies. One of these is SGL Carbon, which makes graphite. She has increased her ownership in this company over time.
Personal Life
Susanne Klatten met her husband, Jan Klatten, while she was working at BMW. They got married in 1990 and have three children. They lived in Munich, Germany. The couple separated in 2018.
She is a member of the University Council for the Technical University of Munich. In 2007, she received a special award called the Bayerischer Verdienstorden. This award recognizes people who have done great things for the state of Bavaria in Germany. She is also a big supporter of the Christian Democratic Union, a political party in Germany.
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Klatten in 2017
