Geld: Der Millionenerbe, der die Millionen nicht will
Kai Viehof hat den Großteil seines Erbes ausgeschlagen, auch vom Rest will der Enkel des Allkauf-Gründers das meiste weggeben. Über einen Mann, dessen Beruf es ist, sinnvoll Geld loszuwerden.
Mönchengladbach - Kai Viehof, a seemingly unlikely billionaire, defies many stereotypes. Standing at slender shoulders beneath a black t-shirt and shirt, with a slight beard and rings in both ears, he appeared on the ARD talkshow "Hart aber fair" in spring, discussing the topic of inheritors. Viehof remained much more reserved than his counterpart, a fellow millionaire electrician from Neuss with an imposing presence and a pocket square.
Viehof's grandfather built the retail chain "Allkauf" in the 1960s, which he sold to Metro AG for around one billion marks in 1998. The wealth that followed was, however, rejected by Kai Viehof when his turn came. The 44-year-old Mönchengladbacher is a new face among the billionaires who choose not to grow their wealth, but rather to distribute it.
Other members of this group include Sebastian Klein, author of the book "Toxisch reich," who became rich as a co-founder of the Blinkist app, and Marlene Engelhorn, granddaughter of the BASF chemical conglomerate's founding family.
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