Michael Pieper
Michael Pieper is a Swiss billionaire businessman, the owner of the kitchen appliance manufacturer Franke, through his Artemis Group holding company.
- Michael Pieper‘s Artemis Group controls the Switzerland-based Franke Group, maker of kitchen sinks and other industrial-grade kitchen equipment.
- Pieper is CEO and sole shareholder of the group, which was founded in Rorschach, Switzerland in 1911 and acquired by Michael’s father, Will, in 1975.
- Michael took over in 1989, expanding the company into eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.
- Artemis also owns a stake in precision cutting technology company Feintool, Swiss real estate and teak plantations in Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
- Pieper serves on the boards of several companies, including construction manufacturer Forbo and vehicle component manufacturer Autoneum.
