Bettina Würth
Born
Bettina Würth

(1961-10-09) October 9, 1961
Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
NationalityGermany
Switzerland
Occupation(s)Businesswoman, executive
SpouseMarkus J.B. Rusch
Children4
FamilyWürth family

Bettina Würth (/wuːrth/woor-th born October 9, 1961) is a German-born Swiss businesswoman, billionaire and chairwoman of the advisory board of Würth Group.[1] She is a granddaughter of company founder Adolf Würth and eldest daughter of Reinhold Würth and therefore member of the Würth family. Würth is among the wealthiest Swiss citizens with an estimated net worth of CHF 3-3.5 billion.[2]

Early life and education

Würth was born October 9, 1961, in Schwäbisch Hall, West Germany the youngest child to Reinhold Würth and his wife Carmen (née Linhardt). Her grandfather founded the German screw wholesale concern Würth Group in 1945.[3] He has one sister, Marion Würth, who initially was active as an organic farmer and now is active in the communications industry. Her brother, Markus Würth, is mentally retarded due to an injury in vaccination.[4][5] The Würth family are members of the New Apostolic Church.

She attended a boarding school, however wanted to become a dancer, and dropped out of school in 11th grade. After that she initially moved to Munich where she worked as a trainee in a Kindergarten. Back then she didn't have close contact to her parents and had the strong desire to be independent. However, in 1984, she returned and completed a commercial apprenticeship in the family concern.[6][7]

Career

After completing her apprenticeship, Würth was engaged in several divisions of the Würth concern, also in positions abroad.[8] In 1992, she was promoted by her father to personal assistant of the manager of the wood division. Several positions led her to work in Spain and also in Switzerland where she met her future husband.[9] In 1996, she formed the company Marion & Bettina Würth GmbH & Co KG, an agency for live communications which subsequently was engaged to develop the new division of Würth Construction in Germany. In 1998, she became a member of the management of Würth Group.[10]

She currently serves as the chairwoman of the advisory board of Würth Group.[11] She is also a member of the supervisory board of the Adolf Würth Foundation.[12]

Personal life

Würth is married to Swiss Markus Johannes Baptist Rusch, who took the last name of his wife.[13] They have four children. Due to her marriage she also holds Swiss citizenship.[14]

References

  1. ↑ KG, Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. "The boards | Würth Group". www.wuerth.com. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  2. ↑ Rutishauser, Alain (2021-11-25). "Die reichsten Schweizerinnen mit Ostschweizer Beteiligung". St. Galler Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  3. ↑ AG, Würth Management. "The Würth family Würth Management AG". www.wuerth-haus-rorschach.ch. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  4. ↑ Ramm, Wiebke (2018-10-15). "Markus Würth: Wie die Mutter mit dem Entführer ihres Sohnes verhandelte". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  5. ↑ "Kriminalfall: Mutmaßlicher Entführer von Milliardärs-Sohn Würth festgenommen". www.handelsblatt.com (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  6. ↑ "Bettina Würth – Munzinger Biographie". www.munzinger.de. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  7. ↑ admin (2012-04-16). "Interview mit Bettina Würth". karriereführer (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  8. ↑ "Porträtserie: Deutschlands wichtigste Managerinnen". www.handelsblatt.com (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  9. ↑ "Die Königin der Schrauben – WELT". DIE WELT (in German). 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  10. ↑ "Die Königin der Schrauben – WELT". DIE WELT (in German). 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  11. ↑ Zeitung, Süddeutsche (2022-07-08). "Reinhold Würth regelt seine Nachfolge im Konzern". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  12. ↑ KG, Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. "Stiftungsorgane – Stiftung Würth". www.stiftung-wuerth.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  13. ↑ "Familie Würth: Steuer-Tour-de-Suisse". Handelszeitung (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  14. ↑ In: 17 March 2011 (bei stimme.de [retrieved 18 March 2011]).
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