Otto Philipp Braun

  • Otto Philipp Braun owns 23% of the medical device company B. Braun Melsungen, which began in 1839 as a small pharmacy that sold herbal remedies.
  • His father, Ludwig Georg Braun, took the reins in 1977, when the company had just $24 million in annual sales (now around $8 billion).
  • Today, with 60,000 employees globally, B. Braun manufactures products ranging from infusion and injection solutions to surgical instruments.
  • The first sixth-generation family member to work in the company and serve on its board, Otto Philipp stepped down in 2017.