Bernard Grosse Broermann (born 1943/44) is a German billionaire, the founder of Asklepios Kliniken, one of Germany’s three largest operators of private hospitals. It employs more than 45,000 people, and owns 150 hospitals worldwide.
Early life
He has an MBA from Harvard University and from INSEAD.
Career
Broermann worked as an accountant and lawyer before founding Asklepios and his first hospital in 1984.
Asklepios Kliniken has moved into luxury hotels with it subsidiary, Dr. Broermann Hotels & Residences GmbH, which has bought Hotel Atlantic Kempinski in Hamburg, the Kempinski Hotel Falkenstein in Königstein, a luxury hotel and spa in the Taunus region near Frankfurt, and the Villa Rothschild Kempinski near Frankfurt.
As of November 2015, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$2.9 billion.
Personal life
Broermann is married with three children and lives in Königstein, Germany.
- Bernard Broermann is the founder of Asklepios Kliniken GmbH, one of the three largest operators of private hospitals in Germany.
- His first hospital opened in 1984, and the group now employs more than 45,000 people and has 150 hospitals worldwide.
- Asklepios holds a 25% stake in rival Rhoen-Klinikum AG and a majority stake in mediClin AG, a German operator of hospitals and clinics.
- Broermann also owns three five-star luxury hotels in Germany.
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