Peter-Alexander Wacker

Peter-Alexander Wacker (#3271)

Global Rank #3271

Country Rank #208

Country Germany

Peter-Alexander Wacker is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 1 B
Chemicals
Germany
M
74 Years

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Global Rank #3,271

Country Rank #208

Net Worth $1.1B

Previous Worth $1.0B

Worth Change +$0.1B

Country Germany

Industry Chemicals

Age 74 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Last Refreshed 19 Jul 2026, 12:00 AM

Residence Starnberg, Germany

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Age 74

Source Of Wealth Chemicals

Residence Starnberg, Germany

Citizenship Germany

Net Worth Change +$0.1B +10.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $1.0B

Current Net Worth $1.1B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Peter-Alexander Wacker owns around 10% of chemical company Wacker Chemie AG, founded by his great-grandfather Alexander Wacker in 1914. He worked for BMW for ten years before joining Wacker Chemie in 1993 as a member of the board, when it was still a privately owned company. When Wacker went public in November 2005, Peter-Alexander became CEO. In 2008, he stepped down and became chairman of the supervisory board. Wacker Chemie has an annual revenue of more than $6 billion and sells its products in over 100 countries. In 2016, the company began producing polysilicon (used for solar cells and semiconductors) at a new facility in Bradley County, Tennessee.

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Peter-Alexander Wacker was named family business man of the year in Germany in 2006.

He collects elephant figures from around the world, as elephants symbolize strength to him. His holding company is named Blue Elephant.

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Current Net Worth: $1.1B (May 4, 2026)