Jörn Rausing (born 12 February 1960)
is a Swedish heir and businessman, a co-owner of
Tetra Laval
Tetra Laval is a Swiss-domiciled multinational corporation of Swedish origin, with headquarters in Pully, Switzerland. The Tetra Laval Group provides packaging, processing and distribution products for a range of foodstuffs, including liquids, fru ...
, the packaging company.
In 2021, the ''
Sunday Times Rich List
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'' estimated his joint net worth with
Kirsten Rausing
Kirsten Elisbet Rausing, DL (born 6 June 1952) is a Swedish businesswoman, who owns a third of the holding company Tetra Laval and sits on the company board alongside other members of her family.
She was listed as the 150th richest individual ...
at £13 billion.
Early life
Jörn Rausing is the son of
Gad Rausing
Gad Rausing (19 May 1922 – 28 January 2000) was a Swedish industrialist and archaeologist. Together with his brother Hans he inherited the Swedish packaging company Tetra Pak, founded by their father Ruben Rausing and by 2011 the largest ...
and
Birgit Rausing
Birgit Rausing (born 26 October 1924) is a Swedish art historian, philanthropist, a former billionaire heiress and the widow of Gad Rausing (1922–2000).
Biography
She is the daughter of Swedish landscape painter Henry Mayne (1891–1975). In 19 ...
.
Career
As well as Tetra Laval, he owns a share of
Ocado
Ocado Group is a British business based in Hatfield, England, which licenses grocery technology. It owns a 50% share of Ocado.com (the other 50% is owned by UK retailer Marks & Spencer) and licenses its grocery fulfilment technology to global ...
, where he is a board director.
[ In 2003, Rausing made a £26.5 million investment in Ocado, with his stake now being worth £1.4 billion.]
Rausing, along with his sister Kirsten Rausing and his brother Finn Rausing
Finn Rausing (born 1954) is a Swedish billionaire heir and businessman. He is a co-owner of Tetra Laval, the packaging company, and co-owner of Sauber Motorsport and the Alfa Romeo Formula One team.
Early life
Finn Rausing is the son of Gad Rau ...
, hold a 20% stake in International Flavors & Fragrances
International Flavors & Fragrances is an American corporation that produces flavors, fragrances, and cosmetic actives, which it markets globally. It is headquartered in New York City and has creative, sales, and manufacturing facilities in 44 di ...
, which sells scents used in fizzy drinks, perfumes and other consumer products.
Personal life
Rausing lives in Surrey
Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...
, England.[
]
References
1960 births
Living people
Swedish businesspeople
Swedish billionaires
Jorn
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