Hans Daniel Melchers (born 18 May 1938 in Apeldoorn) is a Dutch businessman. Melchers founded Melchemie Holland BV, and is major (15%) shareholder in HAL Investments BV. With a total capital of €460 million, Melchers reached a 36th spot in the 2005 edition of the Quote 500-list of the most wealthy Dutch.
On the Forbes 2016 list of the world’s billionaires, he was ranked #722 with a net worth of US$2.4 billion.
Since the early 1990s until 2007, Melchers was a major sponsor of the Dutch Bridge Federation (NBB). In 2008 Melchers started his own professional bridge team. He “provided major funding for the 2011 world bridge championship held in the Netherlands” (in Veldhoven, hosted by NBB).
His daughter, Claudia, was the victim of a kidnapping in September 2005. She was released after two days of confinement.
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| Hans Melchers | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hans Daniel Melchers 18 May 1938 (age 78) Apeldoorn, Netherlands |
| Residence | Vorden, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Net worth | US$2.4 billion (Forbes 2016) |
| Spouse(s) | married |
| Children | 2 |
Hans Melchers net worth: Hans Melchers is a Dutch businessman who has a net worth of $1.9 billion. Hans Melchers is the founder and former owner of chemical company Melchemie Holland BV, giving the daily management of this group of hands in the late 80s. Currently, the biggest source of his wealth is his stake in HAL Trust, an international investment company based in the Netherlands Antilles. Being an avid fan of the card game bridge, he founded his own professional team and provided major funding for the 2011 world bridge championship held in the Netherlands. Furthermore, Melchers has a castle in the eastern Dutch city of Vorden and reportedly bought 1000 works of art in 2012. While in March 2013, he was named as the 4th richest person in Netherlands and the 882nd wealthiest man in the World. Hans is divorced and has two children. His daughter Claudia, was kidnapped for 660 pounds of cocaine, but then she was released unharmed two days later.
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