Karl-Erivan Haub
German-American-Russian businessman
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Key Takeaways
- Karl-Erivan Haub (March 2, 1960 – disappeared April 7, 2018) was an American-born German billionaire businessman.
- He disappeared while mountaineering on April 7, 2018, and was legally declared dead by a German court in May 2021.
- From 1978 to 1983, Haub studied economics and social sciences at the University of St.
- At the same time, he was a trainee at Tengelmann Group.
- Disappearance Haub was an experienced ski mountaineer.
Karl-Erivan Haub (March 2, 1960 – disappeared April 7, 2018) was an American-born German billionaire businessman. He was 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, the eldest son of Erivan Haub, 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.
Disappearance
Haub was an experienced ski mountaineer. On April 7, 2018, a month after his father's death, he went training for a skiing tour in Zermatt, Switzerland and did not return, thus being reported as missing. 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 taken part in this 53 km long race for several years.
Following his disappearance, Tengelmann announced that Haub's brother, Christian, would be appointed sole CEO of Tengelmann Group effective April 18, 2018. A week after he went missing, the search was called off and Haub is now presumed dead. In October 2018, the search was discontinued due to an increasing lack of prospects of success.
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