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Hans-Peter Wild (born June 16,1941 in Heidelberg) is a Germany entrepreneur and lawyer. He is the owner and chairman of WILD GmbH & Co. KG, which, according to company information, is the world's largest private manufacturer of natural ingredients for food products and beverages
Biography
Hans-Peter Wild was born in Heidelberg in 1941. He passed the first state examination as a lawyer in Heidelberg with distinction. He completed a degree in business studies in Mannheim, majoring in fiscal law and auditing. He completed a PhD entitled "The market-dominating company under French law" at the Faculty of Law at the University of Mannheim. Following his studies, Wild worked for the Diersch & Schröder group, where he was responsible for the areas of petroleum, chemicals and shipping as a Managing Director for four years. He joined the family company in 1974 with the idea of conquering the international markets with the Capri-Sun drink.
Wild has stood for the internationalization of the company ever since. Wild also used the international market knowledge that he gained for the extensive international expansion of the division dealing with ingredients for food products and beverages. He now develops and markets food ingredients worldwide under the motto "We create great taste".
Social involvement
Hans-Peter Wild is President of the "Leonie Wild Trust", which he initiated together with his mother in 1997. The trust helps citizens in need and is involved in social and cultural projects, particularly in Eppelheim and in the Heidelberg region. In addition to its support for the construction of the new Heidelberg Children's Hospital, it has also been supporting the "Ballschule" ball-sports academy at the University of Heidelberg since 2001. The Ballschule provides supplementary sports classes for children in the first and second grade (source: Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung, June 22, 2006). Dr. Hans-Peter Wild also assists the University of Heidelberg through donations, thus continuing the tradition started by his father Rudolf Wild.
Academic involvement
Wild was a guest lecturer at St. Kliment Ohridski University in Sofia in 1993 as part of an initiative by the Stiftung Bulgarische Hochschulförderung (German-Bulgarian foundation for the support of Bulgarian universities), sharing his practical business experience as an entrepreneur. The International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne also offered him a professorship. At the end of 2001, the IMD Lombard Odier Business Center was expanded with the Wild Group Chair for Family Business.
Awards
The Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg made Wild an honorary senator in recognition of his many years of service in 1996. The town of Eppenheim made him an honorary citizen in June 2006 for his entrepreneurial achievements and his many years of commitment to the employees of Wild GmbH & Co. KG and the social facilities in Eppelheim and the region.
Publications
Das marktbeherrschende Unternehmen im französischen Recht (The market-dominating company under French law), dissertation, Mannheim 1969 Capri-Sonne. Die Faszination einer Weltmarke, (Capri-Sun. The fascination of a global brand) Frankfurt am Main 2001 ISBN 3-89843-036-7
Weblinks
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