Bloomberg’s top 200 Billionaire ranking (as of 20.11.2014) :
Germany (total wealth $170bn)
France ($131 bn)
Sweden ($94 billion)
Italy ($75 bn)
Spain ($60 bn)
Switzerland ($30 bn)
UK ($13.5 bn)
See below for the rich list
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The number of billionaires in Europe grew by 50 in 2010 and 16 in 2011.
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Europe’s billionaires
Net worth, 2011/2
Excluding UK, Ireland, Russia
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
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
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
Spain
Net Worth, 2011
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
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
Source:
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
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
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
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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
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UK
Sunday Times Rich List
29.04.2012
Sunday Times
Thousands racked in millions at Europe’s banks (15.7.2013)
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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