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Logistics billionaire Klaus-Michael Kühne has died

Logistics billionaire Klaus-Michael Kühne has died in the early hours of Monday morning at the age of 89. The Swiss company he helped to build into a global logistics heavyweight, Kühne+Nagel, announced the news. Kühne was a member of the board of directors and the majority shareholder of the group. His holding company also holds shares in, amongst others, Lufthansa, the shipping company Hapag-Lloyd, the chemical logistics firm Brenntag, the rail and bus operator Flix, and the Hamburg football club HSV. “With the death of Klaus-Michael, we have lost a visionary, a great entrepreneur and a remarkable individual,” said Jörg Wolle, Kühne+Nagel chair. + How Switzerland attracts the super rich Kühne was a logistics expert through and through. Following a commercial apprenticeship, he joined the family business Kühne+Nagel in 1958 at the age of 21. In 1966 he became managing director and retained operational responsibility for decades. Later, he served as chair of the board of directors ... Full story here Are you the author?
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