Heraeus

Heraeus
Company type	Private
Industry	Technology
Founded	1851
Founder	Wilhelm Carl Heraeus
Headquarters	Hanau, Germany
Key people	Jan Rinnert, CEO; André Kobelt, Member of the Board; Frank Stietz, Member of the Board; Rolf Wetzel, Member of the Board; Franz Haniel, Chairman of the Supervisory Board;
Revenue	€29.1 billion (2022)
Number of employees	17,200 (2022)
Website	heraeus.com

Heraeus is a German technology group with a focus on precious and special metals, medical technology, quartz glass, sensors and specialty light sources as well as electronic components. Founded in Hanau in 1851, the company is one of the largest family-owned companies in Germany in terms of revenue.^[5]^[6] Heraeus employs 17,200 people in 40 countries and generated a total revenue of €29.1 billion in 2022. The headquarters and head office are in Hanau, Germany.^[3]^[4]

^ "Jan Rinnert". Munzinger. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
^ "Corporate Boards". Heraeus. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Heraeus Holding GmbH". Fair Company. Handelsblatt. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c "About Heraeus". Heraeus. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
^ Hermann Simon mentions Heraeus as an example of a 'hidden champion' in his book: Simon, Hermann (2007). Hidden Champions des 21. Jahrhunderts. Die Erfolgsstrategien unbekannter Weltmarktführer [Hidden Champions of the 21st Century. The success strategies of unknown world market leaders] (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Campus. p. 20. ISBN 978-3-593-38380-4. added by: Beller, Kai (2020-05-11). "20 größten deutschen Familienunternehmen" [20 largest German family businesses]. Capital (German magazine) (in German). Gruner + Jahr. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
^ Boehringer, Simone (2008-02-11). "Groß in der Nische" [Big in the niche]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). p. 18.

[1] "Jan Rinnert". Munzinger. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2023-07-13.

[Board-2] "Corporate Boards". Heraeus. Retrieved 2023-08-25.

[Revenue_2022-3] "Heraeus Holding GmbH". Fair Company. Handelsblatt. Retrieved 2023-08-25.

[About_Heraeus-4] "About Heraeus". Heraeus. Retrieved 2023-07-20.

[5] Hermann Simon mentions Heraeus as an example of a 'hidden champion' in his book: Simon, Hermann (2007). Hidden Champions des 21. Jahrhunderts. Die Erfolgsstrategien unbekannter Weltmarktführer [Hidden Champions of the 21st Century. The success strategies of unknown world market leaders] (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Campus. p. 20. ISBN 978-3-593-38380-4. added by: Beller, Kai (2020-05-11). "20 größten deutschen Familienunternehmen" [20 largest German family businesses]. Capital (German magazine) (in German). Gruner + Jahr. Retrieved 2023-07-13.

[:0-6] Boehringer, Simone (2008-02-11). "Groß in der Nische" [Big in the niche]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). p. 18.

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