Daniela Herz

Daniela Herz-Schnoekel is a German businesswoman, former part-owner of the German coffee shop and retail chain Tchibo.

  • Daniela Herz-Schnoeckel is the only daughter of coffee magnate Max Herz and his wife, Ingeburg. (Max died in 1965; Ingeburg, in 2015.)
  • In 2003, she and brother Guenter sold their combined 40% interest in the family holding company, maxingvest ag, for an estimated $5 billion.
  • maxingvest owns the coffee/consumer goods and services retailer Tchibo and a stake in listed skin-care company Beiersdorf, whose brands include Nivea.
  • Daniela and Guenter make private equity investments through Mayfair SE, which, in 2006, acquired shipping classification company Germanischer Lloyd.
  • GL later merged with Det Norske Veritas (DNV) of Norway and in 2017, Mayfair sold its 36.5% stake to DNV GL for an undisclosed sum.

Daniela Herz Tchibo