Heinz-Georg Baus

Heinz-Georg Baus
Born (1934-02-25)25 February 1934
Heidelberg, Germany
Died 10 May 2016(2016-05-10) (aged 82)
Residence Monaco
Nationality German
Occupation Owner, Bauhaus AG
Net worth $3.4 billion (May 2015)[1]
Children Bernd Baus

Heinz-Georg Baus (25 February 1934[2] – 10 May 2016) was a German billionaire, the owner of the home improvement retail chain Bauhaus AG.

Early life

Baus was born in Heidelberg, Germany in 1934.[3] Baus trained as a carpenter.[1]

Career

Baus opened the first Bauhaus store in Mannheim in 1960. There are now 250 stores and 17,000 employees in 17 countries across Europe.[1]

Personal life

He was married with one son, Bernd Baus, who is a managing director at Bauhaus. He lived in Monaco.[1]

Baus died on 10 May 2016.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Heinz-Georg Baus". Forbes. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Obituary, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 21 May 2016, p. 34.
  3. ↑ "Heinz Georg Baus - Munzinger Biographie". munzinger.de. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Baushaus-Gründer Heinz Georg Baus gestorben - SPIEGEL ONLINE". spiegel.de. Retrieved 10 September 2016.


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