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German Billionaire Klaus-Michael Kuehne Dies at Age 89

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German billionaire Klaus-Michael ‌Kuehne, the controlling shareholder of Swiss ​logistics group ​Kuehne + Nagel has died ⁠aged 89, the ​company said on ​Monday. Kuehne, the grandson of company co-founder August ​Kuehne, also ​held major stakes in ‌German ⁠groups Lufthansa, Hapag-Lloyd and Brenntag.

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Billionaire Klaus-Michael Kühne, considered the richest German and one of the richest people in the world, died in the early hours of this morning. The 89-year-old and his wife had no children, so his assets will be transferred to his foundation after his death, which finances global projects in the fields of logistics, climate, medicine and culture.

·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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The German logistics billionaire Klaus-Michael Kühne is dead. The Hamburg entrepreneur, who was considered one of the richest men in Germany, became 89 years old. Record-breaking conductor René Benko had tried several times to keep Kühne in his Signa conglomerate. But the well-equipped merchant had finally seen through the Immo juggleur and had quit – with clear consequences for the signa ... Klaus-Michael Kühne was a findy entrepreneur and as t…

·Vienna, Austria
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Klaus-Michael Kühne, the powerful logistics tycoon and major shareholder of Lufthansa and Kühne + Nagel, among others, has died at the age of 89. His holding company confirmed this on Monday.

·Kobbegem, Belgium
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·London, United Kingdom
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Klaus-Michael Kühne turned the transport company Kühne + Nagel into a global corporation. His home city of Hamburg has benefited greatly. Now the entrepreneur and patron has died. The logistics billionaire and patron Klaus-Michael Kühne is dead. He became 89 years old. The logistics company Kühne + Nagel, headquartered in Switzerland, confirmed on Monday corresponding media reports of the „Handelsblatt" and „Manager Magazin" . "Klaus-Michael Küh…

·Hamburg, Germany
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German businessman and billionaire Klaus-Michael Kühne has died at the age of 89. The Handelsblatt and Manager Magazin websites reported this on Monday, citing sources close to Kühne. The businessman's holding company later confirmed this. According to the media, Kühne was the second richest German. He owned a controlling stake in the Swiss logistics company Kühne + Nagel and almost a third of the shipping company Hapag-Lloyd. Since 2022, he has…

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manager magazin broke the news on Monday, August 24, 2026.
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