Karl-Erivan Haub
Karl-Erivan Haub | |
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| Born | March 2, 1960 Tacoma, Washington, United States |
| Died | April 7, 2018 (aged 58) |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, business executive |
| Known for | Managing director and partial proprietor of Tengelmann Group |
Karl-Erivan Haub (born March 2, 1960 – vanished April 7, 2018) was a German-Russian billionaire entrepreneur originally from the United States. He served as managing director and partial proprietor of the Tengelmann Group. Haub disappeared during a mountaineering expedition on April 7, 2018, and was officially declared deceased in May 2021.
Life and family
Karl-Erivan Haub entered the world in Tacoma, Washington as the eldest child of Erivan Haub, the former chief executive officer of Tengelmann Group. Between 1978 and 1983, he pursued studies in economics and social sciences at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland, simultaneously gaining practical experience within Tengelmann. The Haub family is recognized among the globe's wealthiest, according to Forbes.
Disappearance
A seasoned ski mountaineer, Haub went missing on April 7, 2018, while training for a ski tour near Zermatt, Switzerland, shortly after his father's passing. He had intended to compete in the Patrouille des Glaciers, a notable 53 km ski race from Zermatt to Verbier, an event in which he had participated for many years.
Following his disappearance, Tengelmann appointed his brother Christian as the sole CEO starting April 18, 2018. The search efforts for Karl-Erivan were suspended within a week and officially terminated in October 2018 due to minimal chances of recovery. On May 14, 2021, a court in Cologne legally pronounced him dead as of April 7, 2018.
In May 2023, the German publication Stern revealed that Haub might have fled to Russia and was reportedly spotted in Moscow in 2021 based on surveillance footage from the FSB, with an estimated 90% certainty regarding his identification.
Career
Before returning to Tengelmann, Haub gained professional experience at Nestlé and McKinsey & Company. He assumed the role of CEO at Tengelmann Group in 2000, steering the organization’s strategic development and market growth initiatives.
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