Werner Klein

German entrepreneur
Werner Klein (2022)

Werner Klein (born 25 January 1950 in Burbach (Saarbrücken[1]) is a German entrepreneur, investor and former racing driver residing in Switzerland.

Biography

After graduating as a merchant in wholesale and foreign trade, Klein took over his parents' beverage wholesale Klein Getränke GmbH in Saarbrücken and founded the alldrink Getränkefachmarktkette (alldrink chain of warehouse stores for beverages).[2] Due to changes in trade, he established a system-controlled logistics center for beverages in Neunkirchen/Saar in 1995.[3] In 1998, first HM InterDrink Getränke Service GmbH and subsequently Winkels Getränke Holding took over the majority of Klein Getränke GmbH,[4] which merged with Gross Getränkevertrieb GmbH in 2001.[5]

At the end of 2002 he relocated to Switzerland and founded ProCon Invest AG (real estate and investments).[6] In 2014 Klein bought the business premises of C&A in Ulm.[7] In 2019 the foundation of ProCon Real Estate GbR, a family office, took place.[8] The family office acquired in 2019 a premium property in the city center of Freiburg im Breisgau.[8] Klein's real estate investments became known through transactions in inner-city prime locations.[9]

Entrepreneurial participations

  • ProCon Invest AG: Board of directors
  • ProCon Real Estate GbR: Chief Representative

Sports career

Between 1972 and 1977 Klein was an active racing driver, winning the Formula Vee on the AVUS racing track in Berlin in 1974[10] and finishing on fourth place in the Formula Three championship in 1976.[11]

Personal life

Werner Klein has two children, son Marc Klein and daughter Linda Klein, has been married since May 2024 and lives with his wife Christine in Lucerne on Lake Lucerne.[12] Klein has had Swiss citizenship in addition to German citizenship since 2016.

References

  1. ^ "Fotos 1976 ONS-Formel-3-Meisterschaft" (in German). 2022-11-24. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  2. ^ "Service wird ganz großgeschrieben" (in German). Saarbrücker Zeitung. April 11, 1998.
  3. ^ ""Impulsgeber" im alten Erzlager: Logistik-Center der Firma Klein Getränke im Bau" (in German). Saarbrücker Zeitung. August 18, 1994.
  4. ^ "Fusion mit HMI" (in German). Rhein-Zeitung. December 23, 1998.
  5. ^ "Für sichere Zukunft gerüstet: Klein Getränke in Neunkirchen geht mit Biergroßvertrieb in Dillingen zusammen" (in German). Saarbrücker Zeitung. January 26, 2001.
  6. ^ "SHAB-Meldungen ProCon Invest AG - Zug" (in German). Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  7. ^ "Schweizer Investor erwirbt C&A-Liegenschaft in Ulm" [Swiss investor acquires C&A property in Ulm]. deal-magazin.com (in German). 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  8. ^ a b Dagmar Lange (2019-08-02). "Schweizer Investor kauft Geschäftshaus in Freiburgs Toplage" [Swiss investor buys commercial building in Freiburg's top location] (in German). Immobilien Zeitung. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  9. ^ "Kapfererhaus in Freiburg an Schweizer Investor verkauft" [Kapfererhaus in Freiburg sold to Swiss investor] (in German). Global Investor. 2019-08-01. Archived from the original on 2019-12-17. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
    Lutz, Simone (2019-08-02). "Schweizer Investor hat Premium-Immobilie am Bertoldsbrunnen gekauft" [Swiss investor has purchased premium property at Bertoldsbrunnen] (in German). Badische Zeitung. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
    Bargmann, Lars (2019-08-22). "Schweizer Investor kauft im Herzen Freiburgs: Modehaus Fabel wird Ende 2020 geschlossen" [Swiss investor buys in the heart of Freiburg: Fashion house Fabel will close at the end of 2020] (in German). chilli – das Freiburger Stadtmagazin. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  10. ^ O.N.S.-Pokal Formel-V-1300. In: Oberste Nationale Sportkommission für den Automobilsport in Deutschland (Ed.): ONS Mitteilungen, 11-1974 (November), p. 17.
  11. ^ "Punktestand 1976 ONS-Formel-3-Meisterschaft" (in German). 2019-09-14. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  12. ^ "Festlich und Zauberhaft" (in German). Luzerner Tagesanzeiger. January 4, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2019.