Nadia Thiele & family

Nadia Thiele & family

Nadia Thiele & family (#268)

  • $ 11 B
  • Investments
  • Germany
  • F
  • 50 Years

About Me

Nadia Thiele inherited her fortune from her late husband, billionaire industrialist Heinz Hermann Thiele, who died in February 2021 at age 79. The biggest piece of her fortune is a stake in brake-system firm Knorr-Bremse AG; her late husband took control of the company in the mid 1980s. Heinz Hermann was named honorary chairman of Knorr-Bremse AG in 2016 and took the company public in 2018. Alongside her step-daughter Julia Thiele-Schuerhoff, Nadia Thiele is a member of Knorr-Bremse Global Care's Executive Board, the company's affiliated charity organization. When he died, Heinz Hermann also owned 50% of railroad equipment maker Vossloh and 12.4% of German airline Lufthansa.
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Achievements

Career Highlights

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  • #311   Billionaires (2025)

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

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Current Net Worth: $11.4B (February 5, 2026)