{{Short description|London-based German billionaire businessman}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Use British English|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Christoph Henkel | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|02|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = Düsseldorf, West Germany | death_date = | death_place = | education = | occupation = Businessman | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | known_for = | boards = | spouse = Katrin Bellinger | children = 2 | parents = Konrad Henkel | relatives = Friedrich Karl Henkel (grandfather) }}
'''Christoph Henkel''' (born 11 February 1958) is a London-based German billionaire businessman and entrepreneur. As of September 2021, his net worth is estimated at US$1.7 billion.<ref name="Forbes profile">{{cite web |title=Forbes profile: Christoph Henkel |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/christoph-henkel/ |website=Forbes |accessdate=16 September 2021}}</ref>
==Early life== Christoph Henkel was born on 11 February 1958 in Düsseldorf, West Germany.<ref name="Henkel CV">{{cite web |title=Dr. rer. pol. h.c.Christoph Henkel |url=https://www.henkel.com/resource/blob/853364/c0038cb7a27c9b514d0a6862e6fbb6c0/data/christoph-henkel-cv-eng.pdf |website=Henkel |accessdate=4 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="companieshouse">{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/lDnA6uglmtDjdStN_dM13DgtvfM/appointments|title=Christoph HENKEL - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)|website=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk|accessdate=1 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="CompaniesHouse">{{cite web|title=Chalsys LLP|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/OC370339/officers|website=Companies House|accessdate=10 August 2015}}</ref>
Henkel's grandfather, Friedrich Karl Henkel, founded Henkel, a cleaning products company, in 1876.<ref name="forbes">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/christoph-henkel-1/|website=forbes.com|title=Forbes: #1118 Christoph Henkel|accessdate=1 August 2017}}</ref> His father, Konrad Henkel, took over the company and turned it into a global corporation.<ref name="forbes"/>
==Career== Henkel inherited a £1 billion stake in the German chemical company Henkel shortly after his father's death in 1999.<ref name="forbes"/>
He is a co-founder and co-owner of Canyon Equity, headquartered in Larkspur, California.<ref name="forbes"/><ref name="canyonequity">{{cite web|url=http://www.canyonequity.com/our_people.html|author=www.olex.org|title=Canyon Equity | Our People|website=canyonequity.com|accessdate=1 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905072315/http://www.canyonequity.com/our_people.html|archive-date=5 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is also the owner of Dunton Hot Springs resort in Dunton, Colorado, US.<ref name="Architectural Digest" />
In the ''Sunday Times Rich List 2022'' ranking of the wealthiest people in the UK, he was placed 5th with an estimated family fortune of £15billion. He ranks #1,118 on the list of the richest people in the world and 71st in Germany.<ref name="strl2022">{{cite news|title=The Sunday Times Rich List 2022| url=https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list |date=20 May 2022|work=The Sunday Times|editor1=Watts, Robert|access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref>
He was a member of the Shareholders' Committee of Henkel from 1991 to 2022.
==Personal life== Henkel resides in London, England.<ref name="forbes"/> He is married to Katrin Bellinger, an art dealer and collector, specialising in Old Master drawings.<ref name="townandcountrymag">{{cite web|url=http://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/collectibles/news/a3502/katrin-bellinger-master-collector/|website=townandcountrymag.com|title=Katrin Bellinger: Master Collector|accessdate=1 August 2017}}</ref> They have two sons.<ref name="Architectural Digest">{{cite news |last1=Strouse |first1=Jean |title=Look Inside a Sleek and Modern Mountain Home in the Colorado Rockies |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/selldorf-article |access-date=16 September 2021 |work=Architectural Digest |date=May 16, 2017}}</ref>
He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Düsseldorf in 2007.<ref name="forbes"/> He also sits on the advisory board of the G12++ certificate, a high school-equivalent certificate tailor-made for refugees by Alsama Project.<ref>{{Cite web |title=G12++ |url=https://alsamaproject.com/education-centres |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=Alsama Project |language=en}}</ref> Speaking about the G12++, he is quoted by Alsama as saying: 'this initiative resonates deeply with my belief that education can change lives, and I’m proud to be part of a project that truly makes a lasting difference.'<ref>{{Cite web |title=G12++ |url=https://alsamaproject.com/education-centres |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=Alsama Project |language=en}}</ref>
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