Hans Rausing
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Hans Rausing KBE (born 25 March 1926) is a British-based Swedish-born billionaire businessman. He made his wealth from his co-inheritance of Tetra Pak (later Tetra Laval), a company founded by his father Ruben Rausing that is currently the largest packaging production company in the world. In the Forbes0 ranking of the wealthiest people in the world, he was ranked 83rd, with an estimated wealth of $US10 billion in 2011.[1]
At Tetra Laval, he served as the Managing Director for 37 years until 1996 when he sold his half of the company to his late brother, Gad Rausing, for a reported US$7billion. Over the course of his business career, he has become a specialist in Russian affairs and has made many private investments in both Russia and Ukraine. Rausing currently lives in Wadhurst, East Sussex, England, on a 900 acre (3.6 km²) estate. There, he collects vintage cars and raises deer.[2] Rausing also owns a residence in his homeland Sweden, where he often goes on vacation. He moved to England in the 1980s for tax purposes.[3]
He is the father of Lisbet, Sigrid and Hans Kristian Rausing and the uncle of Kirsten Rausing. He has seven grand-children.
See also
References
- ^ Hans Rausing - Forbes, Forbes.com. Accessed May 16, 2011.
- ^ "Playing the system"
- ^ "Rausing family values: the dark side of a dynasty"
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