Georg Heinrich, Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza | |
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Zürich, Switzerland | 30 September 2022
Partner | Catharina Eleonore Meran-Brandhofen |
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Family | Thyssen-Bornemisza |
Georg Heinrich, Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza (19 March 1950 – 30 September 2022) was the chairman of the private venture capital firm TBG AG, [1] which operates as the investment arm of the Thyssen-Bornemisza family. [2]
Georg Heinrich was the eldest son of noted industrialist and art collector Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza (1921–2002) from his first wife, Princess Teresa Amalia Franziska Elisabeth Maria of Lippe-Weissenfeld (1925–2008), second child and the only daughter of Prince Alfred of Lippe-Weissenfeld (1896–1970) and Franziska, Countess of Schönborn-Buchheim (1902–1987).
Under his chairmanship, TBG has undertaken several large acquisitions, including the $900M purchase in 2017 of US-based weather and data analytics company DTN, [3] and the 2018 purchase of European weather firm MeteoGroup for an undisclosed sum. [4] He was among the wealthiest individuals in Switzerland. [5] He had been chairman of the Zürich-based NOMIS Foundation since its founding in 2008. [1]
Georg Heinrich Thyssen... studied mathematics at the University of Munich and received a law degree from the University of Zurich. For 35 years, he has held a series of key executive positions within the Thyssen-Bornemisza Group (TBG) and currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of TBG AG.
TBG AG, the investment arm of the Thyssen-Bornemisza family that's based in Zurich, ...[acquired DTN] this year for $900 million.
Georg Heinrich, Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza | |
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Born | |
Died |
Zürich, Switzerland | 30 September 2022
Partner | Catharina Eleonore Meran-Brandhofen |
Parents |
|
Family | Thyssen-Bornemisza |
Georg Heinrich, Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza (19 March 1950 – 30 September 2022) was the chairman of the private venture capital firm TBG AG, [1] which operates as the investment arm of the Thyssen-Bornemisza family. [2]
Georg Heinrich was the eldest son of noted industrialist and art collector Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza (1921–2002) from his first wife, Princess Teresa Amalia Franziska Elisabeth Maria of Lippe-Weissenfeld (1925–2008), second child and the only daughter of Prince Alfred of Lippe-Weissenfeld (1896–1970) and Franziska, Countess of Schönborn-Buchheim (1902–1987).
Under his chairmanship, TBG has undertaken several large acquisitions, including the $900M purchase in 2017 of US-based weather and data analytics company DTN, [3] and the 2018 purchase of European weather firm MeteoGroup for an undisclosed sum. [4] He was among the wealthiest individuals in Switzerland. [5] He had been chairman of the Zürich-based NOMIS Foundation since its founding in 2008. [1]
Georg Heinrich Thyssen... studied mathematics at the University of Munich and received a law degree from the University of Zurich. For 35 years, he has held a series of key executive positions within the Thyssen-Bornemisza Group (TBG) and currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of TBG AG.
TBG AG, the investment arm of the Thyssen-Bornemisza family that's based in Zurich, ...[acquired DTN] this year for $900 million.