Walter Droege

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| birth_name = Walter P.J. Droege

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| occupation = Businessman

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Walter P.J. Droege (born 1952/1953) is a German billionaire businessman, who is the founder and board member of Droege International Group.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Droege Group team and boards|url=https://www.droege-group.com/en/who-we-are/team-boards/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-02|website=www.droege-group.com}}

Walter Droege founded Droege International Group AG, which provides restructuring and turnaround advisory services, in 1988 in Düsseldorf, Germany.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=51179579 |title=Droege International Group AG: Private Company Information - Businessweek |website=Bloomberg.com |date= |accessdate=1 March 2016}} Droege was CEO of the company from its founding until 2018, when his eldest son, Ernest-W. Droege, succeeded him in the role.{{Cite web|title=Walter P.J. Droege|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/walter-pj-droege/|access-date=2020-12-02|website=Forbes|language=en}}

According to Forbes, as of April 2019, Droege's net worth had been $6.4 billion. In 2020, this decreased to $2.5 billion.{{cite web |title=Forbes profile: Walter Droege |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/walter-pj-droege |website=Forbes |accessdate=2 December 2020}}

Droege is married with at least one son, and lives in Düsseldorf, Germany.