The number of billionaires in Europe grew by 50 in 2010 and 16 in 2011.
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Find out how the billionaire club fared in 2012
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Net worth, 2011/2
Excluding UK, Ireland, Russia

France’s Bernard Arnault of the Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH) empire maintains the top spot in Continental Europe with a fortune of $41 billion
Bernard Arnault, LVMH, France: $41 billion
Forbes – The World’s Billonaires
Richest People in Europe
Net worth, 2011
1. Bernard Arnault, LVMH, France: $41 billion
2 Amancio Ortega, Zara, Spain: $31 billion
3 Karl Albrecht, Aldi, Germany: : $25.5 billion
4 Stefan Perrson, Hennes & Mauritz, Sweden: $24.5 billion
5 Liliane Bettencourt, L’ Oréal, France: $23.5 billion
6 Michele Ferrero & Family, Ferrero, Italy: $18 billion
7 Michael Otto & family, retail, Germany, $16.6 billion
8 Birgit Rausing & family, packaging, Sweden, $14 billion
9 Francois Pinault & family, retail, France: $11.5 billion
10. Leonardo Del Vecchio, eyewear, Italy, $11 billion
Source: Forbes Billionaires Ranking, 2011
Germany
Net Worth, 2011

Karl Albrecht, Germany’s richest man
1 Karl Albrecht, Aldi, $25.5 billion
2. Michael Otto & family, retail, $16.6 billion
3. Susanne Klatten, BMW, pharmaceuticals $14.6 billion
4 Berthold & Theo Jr. Albrecht & family Aldi, Trader Joes $14.4 billion
5 Stefan Quandt, BMW, $10.7 billion
6 Klaus-Michael Kuhne, shipping, $10 billion
7 Johanna Quandt, BMW, $9.8 billion
8 Maria-Elisabeth & Georg Schaeffler, ball bearings, $9.8 billion
9 August von Finck, Investments, $8.4 billion
10 Hasso Plattner, SAP, $6.9 billion
11 Curt Engelhorn, drugs, $6.6 billion
12 Karl-Heinz Kipp, Retail, $5.1 billion
13 Heinz-Horst Deichmann, shoes, $4.6 billion
14 Otto Beisheim, Retail, $4.5 billion
15 Erivan Haub & family, Retail, $4.5 billion
16 Michael & Rainer Schmidt-Ruthenbeck, Retail,$4.3 billion
17 Reinhold Wurth, fasteners, $4.1 billion
18 Thomas Strungmann, pharmaceuticals, $3.9 billion
19 Andreas Strungmann, pharmaceuticals, $3.9 billion
20 Dieter Schnabel, chemicals, $3.9 billion
21 Michael Herz, coffee, $3.8 billion
22 Wolfgang Herz, coffee, $3.8 billion
23 Elizabeth Mohn & family, media, $3.8 billion
24 Friede Springer, publishing, $3.7 billion
25 Axel Oberwelland, candy, $3.4 billion
26 Anton Schlecker, Retail, $3.1 billion
27 Aloys Wobben, wind energy, $3.1 billion
28 Otto Happel, Engineering, $2.9 billion
29 Friedhelm Loh, Manufacturing, $2.7 billion
30 Gunter Herz, coffee, $2.4 billion
31 Daniela Herz, coffee, $2.3 billion
32 Andreas von Bechtolsheim, Google, $2.3 billion
33 Thomas Bruch, food retailing, $2.3 billion
34 Heinz Hermann Thiele & family, brakes, $2.3 billion
35 Alexandra Schorghuber, real estate, $2.3 billion
36 Hans-Werner Hector, SAP, $2.2 billion
37 Bernard Broermann, healthcare, $2.1 billion
38 Klaus Tschira, SAP, $2 billion
39 Albert von Thurn und Taxis, Diversified, $2 billion
40 Hans Riegel, candy, $2 billion
41 Stefan von Holtzbrinck, publishing, $2 billion
42 Monika Schoeller, publishing, $2 billion
43 Sylvia Stroher, Cosmetics, $1.9 billion
44 Martin Viessmann, Heating Equipment, $1.9 billion
45 Heinz Bauer, publishing, $1.8 billion
46 Rolf Gerling, insurance, $1.6 billion
47 Vladimir Iorich mining, steel $1.6 billion
48 Georg von Opel, real estate/investments, $1.6 billion
49 Hubert Burda, publishing, $1.5 billion
50 Ralph Dommermuth, internet service provider, $1.5 billion
Source: Forbes Billionaires Ranking, 2011
France
Net worth, 2011

Liliane Bettencourt, no.2 in France
1 Bernard Arnault, LVMH: $41 billion
2 Liliane Bettencourt, L’Oreal: $23.5 billion
3 Francois Pinault & family, retail: $11.5 billion
4 Serge Dassault & family, aviation: $9.3 billion
5 Alain & Gerard Wertheimer, Chanel, $6 billion
6 Jean-Claude Decaux & family, advertising: $6 billion
7 Alain Merieux & family, pharmaceuticals: $4.3 billion
8 Xavier Niel,internet, teleco: $3.7 billion
9 Martin & Olivier Bouygues,construction, media: $3.6 billion
10 Pierre Bellon & family,food services: $2.9 billion
Source: Forbes Billionaires Ranking, 2011
Greece

Spiros Latsis (pictured), and his family, no.1 richest Greek household, have a fortune of €4.1 billion from shipping and petroleum businesses
Spain
Net Worth, 2011

Amancio Ortega, Spain’s richest man, owns most of Inditex, a $15.8 billion (sales) fashion firm that operates under several brand names including Zara, Massimo Dutti and Stradivarius.
1 Amancio Ortega, Zara: $31 billion
2 Isak Andic & family, Mango: $6.1 billion
3 Rosalia Mera, Zara $4.2 billion
4 Manuel Jove, real estate: $3 billion
5 Juan Roig, supermarkets: $2.9 billion
6 Alicia Koplowitz, construction: $2.3 billion
7 Esther Koplowitz, construction: $1.9 billion construction
8 Florentino Perez, construction: $1.9 billion
9 Jose Maria Aristrain, Steel: $1.7 billion
10 Emilio Botin, banking: $1.5 billion
11 Enrique Banuelos, real estate: $1.4 billion
Source: Forbes Billionaires Ranking, 2011
Net worth, 2011

Américo Amorim, worth €2.6 billion
1. Américo Amorim: €2.6 billion
2. Alexandre Soares dos Santos: €1.9 billion
3. Belmiro de Azevedo: €1.3 billion
4. Guimarães de Mello family, €1 billion
5. Alves Ribeiro family: €780 million
6. Perpétua Bordalo da Silva and Luís Silva: €680 million
7. Rita Celeste Violas e Sá, Manuel Violas: €651 million
8. Maria do Carmo Moniz Galvão Espírito Santo: €646 million
9. Cunha José de Mello family: €638 million
10. António da Silva Rodrigues: €551 million
1. Martin Winterkorn, VW,: €17.4 million (up 57% from €11.1 million in 2010, which was in turn a 41% increase over 2009
CEOs of Germany’s top companies took home 14% more in 2011, or €5.5 million on average
The Local (Germany) ; Wall Street Journal
Germany, 2010

Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen, pocketed €9.3 million in 2010, a 41% increase
Frankfurter Rundschau, March 2011
German executives saw their compensation levels jump by 22 percent in 2010, according to one study. Board members at Germany’s 30 DAX-listed firms earned on average 2.9 million euros a year in 2010. CEOs in Germany earned on average 4.5 million euros in 2010, higher than in France (just over 3 million euros) but below Switzerland, where 5.3 million euro is the average. See more details here

Michelin boss Michel Rollier, France’s best paid executive
France
Total renumeration 2010
1 Michel Rollier, Michelin : €4.5 million
2 Bernard Arnault, LVMH : €4 million
3 Jean-Paul Agon, L’Oréal : €3.8 million
4 Christopher Viehbacher, Sanofi-Aventis: €3.6 million
5 Maurice Lévy, Publicis groupe : €3.6 million
6 Gérard Mestrallet, GDF Suez : €3.3 million
7 Philippe Varin, Peugeot : €3.3 million
8 Daniel Julien, Téléperformance : €3.2 million
9 Christophe de Margerie, Total : €3 million
10 Nicolas de Tavernost, Métropole TV : €3 million
11 Henri de Castries, Axa : €2.9 million
12 Franck Riboud, Danone : €2.9 million
13 Frédéric Oudéa, Société générale : €2.9 million
14 Lars Olofsson, Carrefour : €2.9 million
15 Jean-Bernard Lévy, Vivendi : €2.8 million
16 François-Henri Pinault, PPR : €2.8 million
17 Laurent Burelle, Plastic omnium : €2.8 million
18 Arnaud Lagardère, Lagardère : €2.6 million
19 Louis Gallois, EADS : €2.6 million
20 Baudouin Prot, BNP Paribas : €2.6 million
21 Gilles Pélisson, Accor : € 2.5 millions
22 Benoît Potier, Air Liquide : €2.5 million
23 Pierre-André de Chalendar, Saint-Gobain: €2.4 million
24 Martin Bouygues, Bouygues : €2.4 million
25 Thierry Breton, Atos Origin : €2.4 million
This is the top 25 of the SBF 120 (Société des Bourses Françaises 120 Index) , a French stock market index based on the 120 most actively traded stocks listed in Paris. It includes all 40 stocks in the CAC 40 index plus a selection of 80 additional stocks listed on the Premier Marché and Second Marché under Euronext Paris

Former Unicredit CEO, Alessandro Profumo, best paid Italian executive
Italy
Total renumeration, 2010
1 Alessandro Profumo, UniCredit: €40.6 million
2 Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Ferrari: € 8.8 million
3 Marco Tronchetti Provera, Pirelli: €6.6 million
4 Cesare Geronzi, Generali: €5 million
5 Fausto Marchionni, FonSaiEx / FonSai: €5 million
6 Fulvio Conti, Enel: €4.9 million
7 Giorgio Angelo Girelli, Banca Generali: €4.9 million
8 Paolo Scaroni, Eni, Generali: €4.6 million
9 Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, Finmeccanica: €4.5 million
10 Jacques Léost, Saipem: €4.4 million
11 Pietro Franco Tali, Saipem: €4.2 million
12 Pietro Giordano, Erg: €4.2 million
13 Giampiero Pesenti, Italcementi, Pirelli, Mittel: €4 million
14 Roberto Vedovotto, Safilo: €3.8 million
15 Andrea Guerra, Luxottica, Parmalat, Dea Capital: €3.8 million
16 Fedele Confalonieri, Mediaset: €3.7 million
17 Sergio Balbinot, Generali: €3.6 million
18 Luca Garovaglia, Campari, Fiat, Indesit: €3.5 million
19 Giovanni Perissinotto, Generali, Intesa Sanpaolo, Pirelli: €3.5 million
20 Corrado Passera, Intesa Sanpaolo: €3.5 million
21 Sergio Marchionne, Fiat, Exor: €3.5 million
22 Enrico Cavatorta, Luxottica: €3.4 million
23 Adolfo Bizzocchi, Credem: €3.3 million
24 Giuliano Andreani, Mediaset: €3.3 million
25 Francesco Micheli Intesa Sanpaolo: €3.3 million
26 Diego della Valle, Tod’s, Generali, Rcs, Marcolin: €3.2 million
27 Giulia Maria Ligresti, Premafin, Fondiaria-Sai, Milano: Pirelli: € 3 million
28 Maurizio Costa, Mondadori, Amplifon: €2.9 million
29 Claudio Calabi, Risanamento: €2.8 million
30 Jonella Ligresti, Fondiaria-Sai, Premafin, Milano, Mediobanca, Rcs: €2.8 million
31 Gioacchino Paolo, Ligresti Premafin, Fondiaria-Sai, Milano: €2.8 million
32 Franco Moscetti, Amplifon, Diasorin: €2.7 million
33 Franco Bernabè, Telecom Italia: €2.60 million
34 Massimo Moratti, Saras, C Pirelli: €2.6 million
35 Renato Pagliaro, Mediobanca: €2.5 million
36 Alberto Nagel, Mediobanca: €2.5 million
37 Francesco Trapani, Bulgari: €2.5 million
38 Gian Marco Moratti, Saras: €2.5 million
39 Francesco Caltagirone, Cementir, Acea, Banca Finnat Euramerica: €2.5 million
40 Giuliano Zuccoli , A2A, Edison, Credito Valtellinese: €2.5 million
41 Valerio Battista, Prysmian, Indesit: €2.5 million
42 Gaetano Miccichè, Intesa Sanpaolo: €2.4 million
43 Andre Michelle Ballester, Sorin: €2.3 million
44 Francesco Gori, Pirelli: €2.3 million
45 Massimo di Carlo, Mediobanca: €2.3 million
46 Maurizio Cereda, Mediobanca, Ansaldo Sts: €2.2 million
47 Jeane Claude Blanc, Fc Juventus: € 2.2 million
48 Antonio Talarico, Fondiaria-Sai: €2.2 million
49 Fabio De Longhi, De Longhi: €2.2 million
50 Franzo Grande Stevens, Exor, Fiat, Rcs: €2.2 million
UK
Sunday Times Rich List
29.04.2012
Europe’s top execs
What top bankers get, by nation
Source: FT Alphaville
Spain, directly publicly subsidized banks
Renumeration packages, 2010/11
1. Rodrigo Rato, BFA-Bankia (Caja), €2.34 millon
2. Francisco Verdú, BFA-Bankia (Caja), €2.3 millon
6. Adolf Todó, Catalunya Caixa (Caja), €1.55 millon
7. Jordi Mestre, Unnim (Caja) €960,000
3. Antonio Pulido Banca Cívica (Caja), €900,000
4. Enrique Goñi, Banca Cívica (Caja) € 900,000
5. Carlos Egea, BMN (Caja), €450,000.
8. Jose María Castellano Novagalicia (Caja) €890,000
9. Cesar González-Bueno Novagalicia (Caja) €890,000
10. Jaume Masana, Catalunya Caixa (Caja), €860,000
All the above were recipients of government aid under the Fondo de Reestructuración Ordenada Bancaria (FROB) scheme
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