- Hans Rausing
Hans Rausing KBE (born 1926), a British based Swedish born businessman, is among the world's wealthiest people with a reported
net worth , in 2007, of 5.4 billion UK pounds (approx. 11 billionUS dollar s). He made his wealth from his co-inheritance ofTetra Pak (laterTetra Laval ), a company founded by his fatherRuben Rausing that is currently the largest packing production company in the world.At Tetra Laval, he served as the
Managing Director for 37 years until 1996 when he sold his half of the company to his late brother,Gad Rausing , for a reported 7 billion dollars. Over the course of his business career, he has become a specialist in Russian affairs and has made many private investments in bothRussia andUkraine . Rausing currently lives inWadhurst ,East Sussex ,England , on a 900acre (3.6 km²) estate. There, he collectsvintage car s and raises deer. Rausing owns a residence inBarbados , and also in his homelandSweden , where he often goes on vacation.He is the father of
Lisbet Rausing ,Sigrid Rausing andHans Kristian Rausing .ee also
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