Karl-Erivan Haub
Karl-Erivan Haub | |
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Born | Tacoma, Washington, United States | 2 March 1960
Disappeared | April 7, 2018 (aged 58) Skiing in the Swiss Alps |
Died | Klein Matterhorn, Switzerland | 7 April 2018
Nationality | German, American, Russian |
Education | MBA |
Alma mater | University of St. Gallen (MBA) |
Occupation | Chief Executive Officer |
Known for | Tengelmann Group |
Children | 2 |
Parents |
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Relatives | Christian Haub (brother) |
Karl-Erivan Haub (March 2, 1960 – disappeared April 7, 2018) was a German-American-Russian billionaire businessman, and the managing director and part owner of Tengelmann Group. He disappeared while mountaineering on April 7, 2018, and was legally declared dead by a German court in May 2021.
Life and family[]
Karl-Erivan Haub was born on March 2, 1960 in Tacoma, Washington. He was the oldest son of Erivan Haub, the former CEO of Tengelmann Group. From 1978 to 1983, Haub studied economics and social sciences at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. At the same time, he was a trainee at Tengelmann Group.
According to Forbes, the Haub family is one of the wealthiest in the world.[1]
Disappearance[]
Haub was an experienced ski mountaineer. On April 7, 2018, he went training for a skiing tour in Zermatt, Switzerland and did not return, thus being reported as missing.[2] Reportedly, he intended to take part in the Patrouille des Glaciers, the world's biggest ski touring race which starts in Zermatt (respectively in the valley to the west, Arolla), and ends in Verbier. He had been taking part in this 53 km long race for several years.[3]
Following his disappearance, Tengelmann announced that his brother Christian W.E. Haub would be appointed sole CEO of Tengelmann Group effective April 18, 2018.[4]
A week after he went missing, the search was called off and Haub is now presumed dead.[5]
In October 2018, the search was discontinued due to lack of prospects of success.[6]
On May 14, 2021, the district court in Cologne formally declared Haub dead, officially listing his time of death as midnight on April 7, 2018.[7]
Career[]
Haub worked for Nestlé and McKinsey & Company before joining Tengelmann again. In 2000, Haub became CEO of Tengelmann Group.[8]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "#176 Erivan Haub & family - Forbes.com". www.forbes.com. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ Editorial, Reuters. "German retail magnate missing in Alps - reports". reuters.com. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Skigebiet am Matterhorn: Tengelmann-Chef Haub wird seit Samstag vermisst". www.handelsblatt.com.
- ^ Editorial, Reuters. "Tengelmann appoints Christian Haub as sole CEO". U.S. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
- ^ Ducharme, Jamie. "Missing Tengelmann Heir Karl-Erivan Haub Presumed Dead". Fortune. Time Inc. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ dpa. "Verschollen in den Alpen: Fehlende Erfolgsaussichten: Suche nach Tengelmann-Chef Karl-Erivan Haub eingestellt". shz (in German). Retrieved 2018-12-01.
- ^ "Court declares missing German billionaire dead after 3 years". The Seattle Times. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2016-09-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- 1960 births
- 2010s missing person cases
- American billionaires
- American people of German descent
- Businesspeople from Tacoma, Washington
- Missing people
- Missing person cases in Switzerland
- University of St. Gallen alumni
- Haub family