Werner Klein

German entrepreneur

Werner Klein (2022)

Werner Klein (born 25 January 1950 in Burbach (Saarbrücken[1]) is a German entrepreneur, investor and former racing driver residing in Switzerland.

## Biography

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After graduating as a merchant in wholesale and foreign trade, Klein took over his parents' beverage wholesale Klein Getränke GmbH in Saarbrücken and founded the alldrink Getränkefachmarktkette (alldrink chain of warehouse stores for beverages).[2] Due to changes in trade, he established a system-controlled logistics center for beverages in Neunkirchen/Saar in 1995.[3] In 1998, first HM InterDrink Getränke Service GmbH and subsequently Winkels Getränke Holding took over the majority of Klein Getränke GmbH,[4] which merged with Gross Getränkevertrieb GmbH in 2001.[5]

At the end of 2002 he relocated to Switzerland and founded ProCon Invest AG (real estate and investments).[6] In 2014 Klein bought the business premises of C&A in Ulm.[7] In 2019 the foundation of ProCon Real Estate GbR, a family office, took place.[8] The family office acquired in 2019 a premium property in the city center of Freiburg im Breisgau.[8] Klein's real estate investments became known through transactions in inner-city prime locations.[9]

## Entrepreneurial participations

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* ProCon Invest AG: Board of directors
* ProCon Real Estate GbR: Chief Representative

## Sports career

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Between 1972 and 1977 Klein was an active racing driver, winning the Formula Vee on the AVUS racing track in Berlin in 1974[10] and finishing on fourth place in the Formula Three championship in 1976.[11]

## Personal life

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Werner Klein has two children, son Marc Klein and daughter Linda Klein, has been married since May 2024 and lives with his wife Christine in Lucerne on Lake Lucerne.[12] Klein has had Swiss citizenship in addition to German citizenship since 2016.

## References

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1. ^ "Fotos 1976 ONS-Formel-3-Meisterschaft" (in German). 2022-11-24. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
2. ^ "Service wird ganz großgeschrieben" (in German). Saarbrücker Zeitung. April 11, 1998.
3. ^ ""Impulsgeber" im alten Erzlager: Logistik-Center der Firma Klein Getränke im Bau" (in German). Saarbrücker Zeitung. August 18, 1994.
4. ^ "Fusion mit HMI" (in German). Rhein-Zeitung. December 23, 1998.
5. ^ "Für sichere Zukunft gerüstet: Klein Getränke in Neunkirchen geht mit Biergroßvertrieb in Dillingen zusammen" (in German). Saarbrücker Zeitung. January 26, 2001.
6. ^ "SHAB-Meldungen ProCon Invest AG - Zug" (in German). Retrieved December 6, 2019.
7. ^ "Schweizer Investor erwirbt C&A-Liegenschaft in Ulm" [Swiss investor acquires C&A property in Ulm]. deal-magazin.com (in German). 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
8. ^ a b Dagmar Lange (2019-08-02). "Schweizer Investor kauft Geschäftshaus in Freiburgs Toplage" [Swiss investor buys commercial building in Freiburg's top location] (in German). Immobilien Zeitung. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
9. ^ "Kapfererhaus in Freiburg an Schweizer Investor verkauft" [Kapfererhaus in Freiburg sold to Swiss investor] (in German). Global Investor. 2019-08-01. Archived from the original on 2019-12-17. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
Lutz, Simone (2019-08-02). "Schweizer Investor hat Premium-Immobilie am Bertoldsbrunnen gekauft" [Swiss investor has purchased premium property at Bertoldsbrunnen] (in German). Badische Zeitung. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
Bargmann, Lars (2019-08-22). "Schweizer Investor kauft im Herzen Freiburgs: Modehaus Fabel wird Ende 2020 geschlossen" [Swiss investor buys in the heart of Freiburg: Fashion house Fabel will close at the end of 2020] (in German). chilli – das Freiburger Stadtmagazin. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
10. ^ O.N.S.-Pokal Formel-V-1300. In: Oberste Nationale Sportkommission für den Automobilsport in Deutschland (Ed.): ONS Mitteilungen, 11-1974 (November), p. 17.
11. ^ "Punktestand 1976 ONS-Formel-3-Meisterschaft" (in German). 2019-09-14. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
12. ^ "Festlich und Zauberhaft" (in German). Luzerner Tagesanzeiger. January 4, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2019.