- Source of Wealth: Metro AG, Retail
- Age: 96
- Birth Place: Essen, Germany
- Marital Status: Married (Lise Evers)
- Full Name: Otto Beisheim
- Nationality: Germany
- Date of Birth: January 3, 1924
- Ethnicity: German
- Occupation: German
- Children: None
Now deceased German businessman Otto Beisheim has an estimated net worth of $3.3 billion as of March 2013 according to Forbes. He is known to be the founder of Metro AG.
Otto Beisheim was born on January 3, 1924 in Essen, Germany. He was previously married to Inge Beisheim. In 2008, he married Lise Evers. On February 18, 2013, Otto Beisheim committed suicide in Rottach-Egern at age 89.
In 1964, he founded Metro AG together with Haniel and Schmidt-Ruthenbeck. He owned $10% of the company’s publicly traded sales which was reported to cost around $89 billion. He sold 5.2% of his shares at Metro AG in 2009.
Prior to his death, Otto Beisheim managed Beisheim Holding Schweiz AG which has investments in technology companies and internet. He was also the owner of the Berlin-based high end complex Beisheim Center, which has office buildings, cafes, shops, apartments and two five-star hotels.
Though he was based in Miami Florida prior to his death in February 2013, Otto Beisheim was also reported to have homes in Germany, Paris and Switzerland.