Heinz-Georg Baus

Heinz-Georg Baus (25 February 1934 – 10 May 2016) was a German billionaire, the owner of the home improvement retail chain Bauhaus AG.

Heinz-Georg Baus
Born(1934-02-25)25 February 1934
Heidelberg, Germany
Died10 May 2016(2016-05-10) (aged 82)
NationalityGerman
OccupationOwner, Bauhaus AG
Net worth$3.4 billion (May 2015)[1]
ChildrenBernd Baus

Early life

Baus was born in Heidelberg, Germany on 25 February 1934.[2][3] Baus trained as a carpenter.[1]

Career

Baus opened the first Bauhaus store in Mannheim in 1960. There are now 250 stores and 17,000 employees in 17 countries across Europe.[1]

Personal life

He was married with one son, Bernd Baus, who is a managing director at Bauhaus. He lived in Monaco.[1]

Baus died on 10 May 2016.[4]

References
  1. "Heinz-Georg Baus". Forbes. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  2. "Heinz Georg Baus - Munzinger Biographie". munzinger.de. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. Obituary, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 21 May 2016, p. 34.
  4. "Baushaus-Gründer Heinz Georg Baus gestorben - SPIEGEL ONLINE". spiegel.de. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
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