Christoph Zeller
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Christoph Zeller | |
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| Born | 1956 or 1957 (age 66–67)[1] Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Citizenship | Liechtenstein |
| Known for | owner and chairman of Ivoclar Vivadent |
| Spouse | married |
Christoph Zeller (born 1956 or 1957) is a German billionaire businessman. He is the owner of Ivoclar Vivadent, a Liechtenstein dental products company.
Early life[edit]
Zeller was born in Germany.
Career[edit]
Zeller joined Ivoclar Vivadent in 1981, and was CEO from 1990 to 2003, before buying the company from his grandfather, Adolf Schneider. He was chairman of the supervisory board from 1993 to June 2019 .[2][1][3] He was also CEO of the company from 1990 to 2003.[4]
On the Forbes 2018 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked #572 with a net worth of US$3.9 billion.[2] He is supposedly the only billionaire of Liechtenstein, and his fortune supposedly represents half of Liechtenstein's GDP.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Zeller is married to Christina Zeller and resides in Vaduz, Liechtenstein.[2] Christina Zeller joined the board of directors of Ivoclar Vivadent in June 2018.[5]
Honours[edit]
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein (06/09/2017).[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Executive Profile: Christoph Zeller". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ a b c "The World's Billionaires (2018 ranking): #572 Christoph Zeller". Forbes. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Ivoclar Vivadent-Führungsspitze: Diego Gabathuler neuer CEO". dentalmagazin.de (in German). 4 September 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ a b Warren, Katie. "A tiny European country's only billionaire built his fortune on dental products — and now he's worth 50% of the entire nation's GDP". Business Insider. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Reichsten-Liste der "Goldenen Bilanz": Vier Familien aus Liechtenstein gehören dazu". St. Galler Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ Svenja. "Alois and Sophie Award Order of Merit". Retrieved 28 October 2023.
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