Axel Oberwelland
{{Short description|German billionaire heir and businessman}}
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| name = Axel Oberwelland
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|08|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bielefeld, West Germany
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| education = University of St. Gallen
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| known for = Owner, August Storck
| title = CEO, August Storck
| term = 2003-
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| spouse = Bergit Oberwelland
| children = 4
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| relatives = August Oberwelland (great-grandfather)
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Axel Oberwelland (born 1 August 1966) is a German billionaire heir and businessman, the owner of the confectionery manufacturer August Storck, founded by his eponymous great-grandfather in 1903.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/axel-oberwelland/ |work=forbes.com |title=Forbes profile: Axel Oberwelland |accessdate=28 January 2021}} The company is best known for its brands Werther's Original, Riesen and Toffifee.{{cite web|url=https://busytape.com/axel-oberwelland-net-worth/|title=Axel Oberwelland Net Worth, Achievements & Personal Life|work=busytape.com |date=February 22, 2022|access-date= April 5, 2023}}
Early life
Axel Oberwelland was born on 1 August 1966 in Bielefeld,{{cite web|url=http://www.wiwo.de/unternehmen/suesswarenhersteller-das-bittere-nasch-erbe-von-storck-chef-axel-oberwelland-seite-2/5616410-2.html|publisher=wiwo.de|title=Süßwarenhersteller: Das bittere Nasch-Erbe von Storck-Chef Axel Oberwelland|accessdate=2016-09-10}}{{cite web|title=Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Axel Oberwelland|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/axel-oberwelland/|website=Bloomberg LP|accessdate=21 April 2018}} the son of Klaus Oberwelland (born 1937), who took over the company in 1971 and resigned in 2003,{{cite web|url=https://www.storck.com/en/company/history|title=Our history|work=storck.com|access-date=5 April 2023}} and is the grandson of Hugo Oberwelland (1901–1978), who managed the company since 1921.
He went to high school in Bielefeld, followed by a boarding school near St. Moritz, Switzerland, and then studied business at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Career
Personal life
He is married to Bergit Oberwelland (née Reber), with four children, and lives in Berlin, Germany.
He is the brother of film producer Timm Oberwelland (born 1969), husband of businesswoman Anna Oetker-Oberwelland,{{cite web|url=https://www.manager-magazin.de/finanzen/80-axel-oberwelland-a-0533b617-0002-0001-0000-000088948639|title=Axel Oberwelland|work=manager-magazin.de|date=8 October 2012|access-date=5 April 2023}} and the brother of Maike Oberwelland-Height.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/maike-oberwelland-height/|title=Maike Oberwelland-Height|work=Forbes|date= |access-date=8 June 2024}}
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Category:University of St. Gallen alumni
Category:Businesspeople from Bielefeld
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