Otto Beisheim, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Otto Beisheim

businessman (1924-2013)

Date of Birth: 03-Jan-1924

Place of Birth: Velbert, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 18-Feb-2013

Profession: entrepreneur

Nationality: Switzerland, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Otto Beisheim (3 January 1924 – 18 February 2013) was a German businessman and founder of Metro AG.
In 2010, his net worth was estimated at US $3.6 billion.During World War II Beisheim served in the SS Division Leibstandarte.
Beisheim was a SS-Sturmmann (corresponds private) in an artillery regiment of the Leibstandarte.After the war, Beisheim went into business.
The first Metro Market, opened in November 1963 in Essen-Altenessen.
On 10 January 2004, Beisheim Center was officially opened on the northwest side of Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, built for 463 million euros, and including the Ritz-Carlton and Marriott chains. In 2009, he sold 5.2% of the shares of Metro AG to various national and international investors; a further 3.1% could be sold.
The WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management, in Koblenz is named after him.