Kirsten Rausing

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Kirsten Rausing
Born (1952-06-06) 6 June 1952 (age 71)
Lund, Sweden
Occupationphilanthropist
Known for33.3% stake in Tetra Laval
Parent(s) Gad Rausing
Birgit Rausing
Relatives Ruben Rausing (grandfather)
Finn Rausing (brother)
Jörn Rausing (brother)

Kirsten Elisbet Rausing, DL (born 6 June 1952) is a Swedish businesswoman, who owns a third of the holding company Tetra Laval and sits on the company board alongside other members of her family.

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She was listed as the 150th richest individual in the world in the Forbes 2020 list of The World's Billionaires . [1]

Early life

Born in Lund, Sweden, Rausing is the eldest child of Swedish industrialist Gad Rausing (1922–2000) [2] and his wife Birgit (née Mayne). She is the granddaughter of Ruben Rausing (1895–1983) who was the founder of the liquid food packaging company Tetra Pak. Her father bought out the 50% share in the company from his brother Hans Rausing in 1995, leaving her side of the family as sole remaining owner of Tetra Pak. [2] She is the granddaughter of Swedish landscape painter Henry Mayne (1891–1975).

Career

With her brothers Jörn Rausing and Finn Rausing, she sits on the board of holding company Tetra Laval. [3]

Rausing is a member of the Jockey Club and a former director of The National Stud. [4] With Richard Frisby, Michael Goodbody and Guy Heald, she is a director of the British Bloodstock Agency, which buys and sells racehorses on behalf of wealthy clients. [3] [5] Rausing owns Staffordstown Stud in County Meath, Ireland. [3]

Rausing, along with her brothers Finn Rausing and Jörn Rausing, holds a 20% stake in International Flavors & Fragrances, which sells scents used in fizzy drinks, perfumes and other consumer products. [3]

Personal life

Rausing lives in the UK and breeds horses at her stud farm Lanwades Stud in Newmarket. She founded the Alborada Trust which gives funding for medical and veterinary causes, research, education, animal welfare, and relief to areas of the world hit by disaster. [6]

Rausing is one of Britain's richest women. [7] In the Sunday Times Rich List 2021 ranking of the wealthiest people in the UK she was placed 7th (jointly with her brother Jörn) with an estimated fortune of £13 Billion.

She has never married and has no children. She is a Conservative Party donor. [8]

She was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Suffolk on 18 November 2016. This entitled her to the Post Nominal Letters "DL" for life. [9]

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  6. ↑ "About". The Alborada Trust. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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  8. ↑ Cusick, James (16 August 2014). "Tory minister lines up with racing royalty against new homes". The Independent. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions County of Suffolk". The London Gazette. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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