Hans-Peter Wild (born 16 June 1941) is a German entrepreneur and lawyer. He is the owner and chairman of Rudolf Wild GmbH & Co. KG, which, according to company information, is the world’s largest private manufacturer of natural flavor ingredients for food products and beverages.
Biography
Hans-Peter Wild was born in Heidelberg in 1941, the son of Rudolf Wild, who founded the Wild company in 1931. He passed the first state examination as a lawyer in Heidelberg with distinction. He completed a degree in business studies in Mannheim, majoring in fiscal law and auditing. He completed a PhD entitled “The market-dominating company under French law” at the Faculty of Law at the University of Mannheim. After graduation, he worked at the Diersch & Schröder group of companies for four years as managing director, being responsible for the company’s mineral oil, chemistry and shipping activities. In 1974, he joined his parents’ company – with the aim of expanding the world markets with Capri Sun and taking the company global.
Wild has stood for the internationalization of the company ever since. Wild also used the international market knowledge that he gained for the extensive international expansion of the division dealing with natural flavor ingredients for food products and beverages. He now develops and markets food and beverage ingredients worldwide under the motto “We create great taste”.
Social involvement
Wild is President of the “Leonie Wild Charitable Foundation”, which he initiated together with his mother Leonie Wild in 1997. The trust helps citizens in need and is involved in social and cultural projects, particularly in Eppelheim and in the Heidelberg region. In addition to its support for the construction of the new Heidelberg Children’s Hospital, it has also been supporting the “Ballschule” ball-sports academy at the University of Heidelberg since 2001. The Ballschule provides supplementary sports classes for children in the first and second grade (source: Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung, June 22, 2006). Wild also assists the University of Heidelberg through donations, thus continuing the tradition started by his father Rudolf Wild.
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| Born | 16 June 1941 Heidelberg, Germany |
| Residence | Zug, Switzerland |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Mannheim |
| Occupation | Owner and chairman of Rudolf Wild GmbH & Co. KG |
| Net worth | $3.0 billion (May 2015) |
| Spouse(s) | married |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Rudolf Wild |
Hans Peter Wild net worth: Hans Peter Wild is a German lawyer and entrepreneur who has a net worth of $2.9 billion. Hans Peter Wild was born in Heidelberg, Germany in June 1941. He owns and is the Chairman of Rudolf WILD GmbH & Co. KG (Wild Flavors). His company is the world’s largest private manufacturer of natural flavor ingredients for beverages and food. Wild earned his PhD from the University of Mannheim. He worked for the Diersch & Schroder group of companies as a managing director for four years. Wild joined his parents’ company in 1974. WILD Flavors was bought out by Archer-Daniels Midland Co. for about $3 billion and Wild received about $2 billion. Hans Peter Wild owns Arios Holdings. At one point he signed Muhammed Ali to be a spokesman for Capri Sun. Wild is a philanthropist and established the Leonie Wild Charitable Foundation in 1997 with his mother.
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