Background
Karl-Erivan Haub was born on March 2, 1960 in Tacoma, Washington.
Karl-Erivan Haub was born on March 2, 1960 in Tacoma, Washington.
He is the oldest son of Erivan Haub the former Chief Executive Officer of Tengelmann Group. From 1978 to 1983, Haub studied economics and social sciences at the University of Saint Gallen, Switzerland. At the same time, he was a trainee at Tengelmann Group.
He worked for Nestlé and McKinsey & Company before joining Tengelmann again.
In 2000, Haub become Chief Executive Officer of Tengelmann Group. According to Forbes, his family belongs to one of the richest families in the world.