Thomas Schmidheiny

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Thomas Schmidheiny (born ca. 1946) is a billionaire as a result of inheritance and entrepreneurship. Net Worth: $4.4 billion as of 2006.

• Country of citizenship: Switzerland
• Residence: Balgach, Switzerland
• Industry: Engineering/Construction
• Marital Status: married , 4 children
• Education: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Bachelor of Arts / Science; Tufts University, Doctorate

Schmidheiny is a member of the fourth generation of a Swiss-German industrial fortune. He holds 23.6% stake in cementmaker Holcim and has a seat on the board. Holcim is aggressively expanding, adding to its holdings in Mexico, the UK and India. He slso manages his personal wine holdings, including the Cuvaison and Chapel Hill labels and the revamped Weingut Schmidheiny, a vineyard in Balgach, Switzerland, where he was born. Schmidheiny sits on the Board of Overseers at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

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• Forbes Magazine list of The World's Richest People
• Cement Magazine