Alois Woburn net worth
Alois Woburn Net Worth: Aloys Wobben is a German electrical engineer and entrepreneur with a net worth of $3.9 billion. Wobben made his fortune as the founder of wind forum manufacturer Enercon and has since been known as Germany’s “Mr. Wind”. Born on January 22, 1952 in Rustdorf, Lower Saxony, Germany, Bernhard Wobben spent his entire childhood and later youth exploring water and wind.
Wobben initially trained in an electrical engineering company, then studied electrical engineering at the Higher Institute of Technology in Osnabrück and later at the Technical University of Brunswick. In 1984, he founded Enercon as its owner and manager, making it the fifth largest company in the industry. With his business acumen, he avoided the cash flow and board problems common to Enercon’s competitors. A private company with a 60 percent market share in Germany and not renting turbines in the United States had an estimated 2012 revenue of about $5.34 billion. Aloys Wobben exited the business of transferring 100% of its shares due to health concerns. In October 2012, it was transferred to the family trust Aloys Wobben Foundation at Enercon.
