Klaus-Michael Kuehne is a businessman in the logistics business and serves as honorary chairman of Kuehne + Nagel International AG which is based in Switzerland.
The company was cofounded by his grandfather in 1958. He became company CEO in 1966.
The billionaire owns 30 percent of Hapag-Lloyd which is in shipping and logistics.
In 2022 he acquired a 17.5 percent stake in Lufthansa which is a German airline carrier. He effectively became the airline’s single largest investor.
The billionaire transformed Castell Son Claret which is 600 years old into a luxury hotel. He also built another hotel known as The Fontenay in Hamburg.
Klaus-Michael Kuehne is the only child in his family and has no children. Once he dies, a charitable foundation will be in charge of running his wealth.
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