Sylvia Ströher (born 30 May 1954) is a German businesswoman, ranked by
Forbes
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since 2003 as one of the wealthiest people in the world.
Life
In 2004 the Stroher family sold their almost 80% stake in
Wella AG, the world's second biggest professional hair care group, to
Procter & Gamble
The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is an American multinational consumer goods corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, founded in 1837 by William Procter and James Gamble. It specializes in a wide range of personal health/consumer hea ...
for $4 billion.
Silvia Ströher's 25% share has made this great-granddaughter of the company founder a very wealthy woman. She's married to
Ulrich Ströher, né Fette, a former nurse who took her name when they married.
Ströher is an art collector.
References
External links
Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People
1955 births
Living people
20th-century German businesswomen
20th-century German businesspeople
21st-century German businesswomen
21st-century German businesspeople
German art collectors
Women art collectors
20th-century art collectors
21st-century art collectors
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