About Otto Happel
Born 1948. Otto Happel is a German entrepreneur.
Otto Happel (born 9 February 1948) is a Swiss-based German billionaire businessman, the former owner and CEO of GEA Group. As of May 2026, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$4.1 billion.
Early life Happel received his PhD in engineering from RWTH Aachen University.
Over the next 25 years, he transformed GEA into a global system supplier and introduced machinery and plants for the food processing industry, power industry, air-conditioning and refrigeration industry.
He was a member of the supervisory board at Commerzbank from May 1993 to April 2013.
Personal life Happel is married, with six children, and lives in Lucerne, Switzerland.
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Who is Otto Happel?
German businessman
When was Otto Happel born?
Otto Happel was born on 9 February 1948 in Bochum.
What is Otto Happel's occupation?
Otto Happel is an entrepreneur.
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Otto Happel is German.
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