Karl Wlaschek

Karl Wlaschek
Born (1917-08-04)4 August 1917
Vienna, Austria
Died 31 May 2015(2015-05-31) (aged 97)
Graz, Austria
Residence Vienna, Austria
Nationality Austrian
Occupation Founder, Billa
Net worth $4.1 billion (January 2015)[1]
Children 2

Karl Wlaschek (4 August 1917 – 31 May 2015) was the founder of the Austrian supermarket chain Billa. According to the magazine "Trend", Mr. Wlaschek was one of the 5 richest Austrians. In 1996 he sold Billa for 1.1 billion euros.[2]

Personal life

He lived in Vienna with his fifth wife and had two children.[1]

Further reading

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References

  1. 1 2 "Karl Wlaschek". Forbes. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. Renate Graber und Claudia Ruff. "Unternehmer Karl Wlaschek ist tot". derStandard.at.


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