Kühne Foundation: Grey Eminence of the Swiss Economy: Thomas Staehelin Takes Over Kühne's Legacy
The Basel lawyer has been confirmed as a possible successor to patriarch Klaus-Michael Kühne, who died in the night of Monday, for more than a year. Staehelin junior also has a say in the company.
Klaus-Michael Kühne, a logistics billionaire, has died at the age of 89. Thomas Staehelin, a Swiss lawyer and partner at Fromer Schultheiss & Staehelin in Basel, is set to become the new president of the Kühne-Stiftung, which manages Kühne's approximately 30 billion Swiss franc fortune. Staehelin, 78, has extensive experience in Swiss business and has served on numerous boards, including Swissport, Lenzerheide Bergbahnen, and the Privatbank Scobag.
He was chosen by Klaus-Michael Kühne as his successor earlier this year, and may be succeeded in turn by his son Tobias, who has been on the Kühne-Stiftung board since 2023.
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