Traudl Engelhorn
- Traudl Engelhorn belongs to a storied German industrial clan whose patriarch, Friedrich Engelhorn, founded the chemical company BASF in 1865.
- She is the widow of Peter Engelhorn, whose late brother Curt ran the family business Boehringer Mannheim for more than three decades.
- He expanded its biochemical and pharmaceutical operations while also building it into one of the world’s leading makers of medical diagnostic tests.
- Traudl netted approximately $2.45 billion after Curt initiated the sale of the company to Roche for $11 billion in 1997.
- She lives a quiet life in Lausanne, Switzerland and avoids publicity.
