About Dietrich Mateschitz
Dietrich Mateshitz is a famous Australian business man and philanthropist. He is a billionaire and the co-founder of Red Bull energy Drink Company. He owns the Falcon 900 and Piper Super Cub jets and also a pilot’s license. According to Forbes, he is the 31st richest person in the world.
Early life
Dietrich Mateschitz was born in Sankt Marein im Murztal, Styria, Austria on May 20th, 1944. He is right now aged 74 years. He was born in Croatian ancestry and in a middle class working family, his father and mother both worked as teachers. He completed his marketing degree education in 10 years from Vienna University and started working as early after his degree as marketing personnel for detergents in Unilever.
Career
Dietrich Mateschitz started working right after his graduation; he started working for Unilever, where he marketed detergents. After that, he moved on to Procter and Gamble where he marketed toothpastes. It was only while traveling on for work, he discovered the Thai drink, KratingDaeng and later went on to produce his
own and sell it as the Red Bull Energy drink, to the world. With his Thai partners Chaleo and Chalerm Yoovidhya, he established the company Red Bull GmbH. He owns 49% stake in shares, while the Yoovidhyas are owners of the rest 51%. Dietrich is known to be a very private person, but it is no secret that he likes leading a life full of luxury. He also owns the Red Bull Racing Formula One Team.
Personal Life
Dietrich Mateschitz has never been married in his life although he has a son named Marc. His son was born from his two years living relationship with a former Ski instructor Anita. Marc was born in year 1992 and his mother is currently the head of Mateschitz Foundation Wings for Life, a non-profit organization.
Presently, Dietrich Maeschitz is dating a woman named Marion Feichtner. The two have been in relationship for a quite a time now.
Net worth
As per information available on web sources, Dietrich Mateschitz’s net worth is reported to be $23.8 billion and he is ranked as the 31th richest person in the world.
