Helmut Niedermeyer

Helmut Niedermeyer (28 February 1926 – 3 February 2014) was an Austrian businessman and entrepreneur. He founded Niedermeyer, which was once the largest consumer electronics chain in Austria.

Biography

Niedermeyer was born in Opava in what is now the Czech Republic. His mother died shortly after his birth. His father, a successful cafe owner, was a political prisoner for seven years in a Nazi concentration camp. Helmut Niedermeyer was interned (a "war-volunteer") by the Soviets for five years and survived captivity in part thanks to being able to act in theater. After the war, the family moved to Vienna.

He began his career as a salesman in 1949. He died on 3 February 2014 of a heart attack in Tenerife, Spain. He is survived by his daughter, Angelika, and a son, Christian.