Yvonne Bauer (born 1977) is a German billionaire businesswoman, the fifth generation to head up

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Early life

Yvonne Bauer is the daughter of Heinz Bauer and Gudrun Bauer. She received a bachelor's degree in

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Career

She was apprenticed at the publishers Hoffmann and Campe, before joining Bauer in 2005. In 2010, she became the CEO, after her father transferred 85% of the company to her and 5% to each of her older sisters, Mirja, Nicola and Saskia. She also serves as the publisher of Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG. As of November 2022, ''

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'' estimated her net worth at US$2.5 billion.

Personal life

In 2014 she married Enno Koch, a German television journalist and producer. They have twins, and live in

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References

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