Helmut Sohmen

Helmut Sohmen
Born (1939-12-10) 10 December 1939 (age 84)
Linz, Austria, Nazi Germany
Alma materUniversity of Vienna, Southern Methodist University, University of Connecticut
OccupationChairman of BW Group
SpouseAnna Pui Hing Pao
Children3
RelativesSir Yue-Kong Pao (father-in-law)

Helmut Sohmen (born 10 December 1939 in Linz, Austria) is an Austrian lawyer and businessman in Hong Kong. He was chairman of BW Group and a former Hong Kong legislator. He was formerly managing director of Dragon Air.[1]

In 2010 he was on the Forbes list with an estimated fortune of US$1.4 billion, the fourth-placed Austrian. In 2009 he was listed as the 13th richest person in Hong Kong.[2]

  1. ^ "Asia Tatler: The 500 List". Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  2. ^ Wirtschaftsblatt Online of 12 March 2010: Von Linz in die Welt und in die Milliardärsliga,Helmut Sohmen abgefragt am 12 March 2010