BMW-Major shareholder Susanne Klatten (62) initiates the generational change at her investment company Skion and transfers her shares to her three children. “The time is now here to take the next step,” Klatten said in an interview with the “Business Week”.
The transfer process has already begun and will be completed this summer. Klatten herself remains the company’s managing director.
The three children had gained experience in Klatten’s company as well as in the family office in recent years, but have not yet appeared publicly. The entrepreneur and her brother Stefan Quandt (58) have assets of 40.5 billion euros at the top of the richest Germans.
The investment company Skion, founded in 2006, includes shares in the chemical company Altana
, at the carbon manufacturer SGL
Carbon, with companies with a sustainability focus (Avista Oil, BMZ) as well as investments in around 50 companies in the water technology sector (Skion Water).
Role at BMW not affected
The transition has no impact on her role as a major shareholder and supervisory board member at BMW. Klatten said she wanted to continue to “give stability” to the car manufacturer. “I want to maintain the company’s agility, its resilience and its competence when it comes to technologies and drive types.”