- Source of Wealth: Business
- Age: 80
- Birth Place: Munich, Germany
- Marital Status: Married (Nadja)
- Full Name: Heinz Hermann Thiele
- Nationality: German
- Date of Birth: April 2, 1941
- Ethnicity: German
- Occupation: Entrepreneur, Owner of the Knorr-Bremse AG
- Education: LLM, University of Munich
- Children: 2 (Henrik and Julia)
Heinz Hermann Thiele has an estimated net worth of $16.7 billion in July 2019.
After acquiring Knorr-Bremse AG in the later part of the 1980s, the company has grown into the world’s leading producer and manufacturer of braking systems for commercial vehicles and rail. In 2011, his children Julia and Henrik took over the operations of the company while Heinz Hermann Thiele still sits on the advisory board. Nowadays, he spends most of his time skiing, hiking, animal photography and philanthropic works.
Heinz Hermann Thiele started his career as a legal clerk. Later on, he became the head of the legal department, sales manager of a commercial vehicle division and executive board member of the Knorr-Bremse AG. After becoming the majority shareholder, he became the Chairman of the Board in 1987.