Rainer Schaller
German entrepreneur (1969–2022)
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- Rainer Schaller (4 January 1969 – 21 October 2022) was a German entrepreneur.
- He hit headlines as a result of the disaster at the 2010 Love Parade in Duisburg, which he organized.
- Early life Schaller grew up in Schlüsselfeld, West Germany near Bamberg.
- The conductor and Anton Bruckner expert, Gerd Schaller, is his brother.
- He supplemented this with further training to become a business and retail specialist.
Rainer Schaller (4 January 1969 – 21 October 2022) was a German entrepreneur. He was the founder CEO of RSG Group, which includes the McFit, John Reed Fitness and Gold's Gym fitness studios. He hit headlines as a result of the disaster at the 2010 Love Parade in Duisburg, which he organized. On 21 October 2022, Schaller and his son Aaron died in a private plane crash in Costa Rica.
Early life
Schaller grew up in Schlüsselfeld, West Germany near Bamberg. His mother and grandfather worked in retail there. The conductor and Anton Bruckner expert, Gerd Schaller, is his brother.
Business career
Retail
Schaller completed his training as a retail salesman in Schlüsselfeld. He supplemented this with further training to become a business and retail specialist. At the age of 22, he took over his first Edeka supermarket, and shortly afterwards three more in his home region.
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