Alexander Otto (businessman)
{{short description|German billionaire businessman (born 1967)}}
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| education = Harvard College
Harvard Business School
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| parents = Werner Otto
Maren Otto
| relatives = Katharina Otto-Bernstein (sister)
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Alexander Otto (born 7 July 1967) is a German billionaire businessman. As of December 2024, Forbes estimated his net worth to be US$8.4 billion.{{cite web |title=Forbes profile: Alexander Otto |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/alexander-otto/ |website=Forbes |accessdate=7 November 2021}}
Early life
Alexander Otto was born on 7 July 1967. He is son of Werner Otto and his third wife, Maren Otto.{{cite web |title=Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Alexander Otto |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/alexander-otto/ |website=Bloomberg LP |accessdate=22 July 2019}} He earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard College, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Career
Otto is a part-owner of Otto Group, founded by his father Werner Otto. He is the majority owner and CEO of ECE Group, a commercial property company specialising in shopping centres, which was also founded by his father. He has joined the family business in 1994.
He is also a member of the supervisory board of the Otto Group, of Deutsche EuroShop AG and of SITE Centers in Cleveland/USA.
According to the magazine Forbes his net worth is $12.1 Billion. The Otto family is consistently ranked among the wealthiest Germans.
Personal life
Otto is married to Dorit Otto and lives in Hamburg, Germany.
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Category:Harvard College alumni
Category:Harvard Business School alumni
Category:Businesspeople from Hamburg
Category:German chief executives
Category:20th-century German businesspeople
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