Hans Georg Näder
Hans Georg Näder | |
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| Born | September 4, 1961 Duderstadt, Germany |
| Occupation(s) | Business leader, Managing Partner at Ottobock |
| Known for | Leading Ottobock Group |
Hans Georg Näder (born September 4, 1961, in Duderstadt) is a German business leader and Managing Partner at Ottobock. As of March 2024, his wealth is estimated to be approximately $2.8 billion.
Life
Hans Georg was born into an entrepreneurial family, with parents Maria and Max Näder. He pursued studies in Business Administration at Nuremberg.
Ottobock
Näder took over the helm of Ottobock Group in 1990, driving its global growth and positioning the company as a worldwide frontrunner in prosthetic technology. Currently, Ottobock has a presence in 60 countries and employs about 9,000 people.
From 2012 until 2018, Näder extracted substantial funds from the company, exceeding its profits and causing the equity ratio to decline from 50% in 2011 to 16% by 2021.
In 2017, he divested a 20% share to the Swedish private equity firm EQT. Following EQT's decision to sell its stake in June 2023, Näder reacquired these shares in March 2024, financing the €1.1 billion transaction through borrowed capital and a rapid disposal of subsidiary Sycor.
After facing an antitrust suit from the Federal Trade Commission, Ottobock divested its US prosthetics maker Freedom Innovations in 2019, which had been acquired two years earlier.
In 2022, Näder undertook a near-complete overhaul of the executive board and called off a planned initial public offering. By 2024, EQT exited its investment by selling its shares back to the Näder family.
It came to light in 2024 that Ottobock continued establishing and maintaining trade ties with Russia despite the ongoing conflict triggered by the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Other Activities
On January 31, 2005, Näder was appointed honorary professor at the Private University of Applied Sciences Göttingen (PFH). Since October 2009, he has served as a visiting professor at Capital Medical University in Beijing. At PFH, he led the development of the Orthobionics academic program. Additionally, he acts as founder and chairman of the board of trustees for the Südniedersachsen Foundation. In 2022, he received an honorary professorship at HAWK University in Göttingen.
Personal life
Hans Georg Näder is father to two daughters: Julia, who participates in the family foundation’s activities, and Georgina Maria, who sits on Ottobock’s supervisory board.
In 2015, he disclosed a relationship with a Cuban singer signed under his music label HGN Productions & Verlag. After several months together, Näder proposed to German model Nathalie Scheil in June 2017 and publicly announced their engagement. The couple ended their relationship shortly before their scheduled May 2018 wedding on Ibiza due to alleged infidelity. Despite canceling the ceremony, Näder proceeded with a three-day celebration attended by hundreds of guests without the bride.