Sylvia Ströher

German businessman

Sylvia Ströher (born 30 May 1954) is a German businesswoman, ranked by Forbes since 2003 as one of the wealthiest people in the world.^[1]

Life

In 2004 the Stroher family sold their almost 80% stake in Wella AG, the world's second biggest professional hair care group, to Procter & Gamble for $4 billion.

Silvia Ströher's 25% share has made this great-granddaughter of the company founder a very wealthy woman. She's married to Ulrich Ströher, né Fette, a former nurse who took her name when they married.^[2] Ströher is an art collector.

References

^ "#1054 Sylvia Stroher". Forbes (in German). Retrieved 25 September 2015.
^ "Die reichsten Deutschen: Mit Haartüll zum Marktführer". Der Spiegel (in German). 12 August 2001. Retrieved 25 September 2015.