Heinz Hermann Thiele

Heinz Hermann Thiele
Born2 April 1941
Died23 February 2021 (aged 79)
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
EducationLudwig Maximilian University of Munich
Occupation(s)Chairman, Knorr-Bremse and Vossloh
SpouseNadia Thiele
Children2

Heinz Hermann Thiele (2 April 1941 – 23 February 2021) was a German businessman and the chairman of Knorr-Bremse AG, a German automobile brakes manufacturer, and chairman of Vossloh, a German transport technology manufacturer. At the time of his death, he had a net worth of $20.2 billion, making him the fourth richest person in Germany; he was also the largest shareholder in the German carrier Lufthansa AG. He was a recipient of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Bavarian Order of Merit.