Sylvia Wedemeyer

Sylvia Wedemeyer

Sylvia Wedemeyer (#2676)

  • $ 2 B
  • Plumbing and heating supplies
  • Germany
  • F
  • 58 Years

About Me

Sylvia Wedemeyer is a shareholder of Cordes & Graefe, the parent company of the GC Group, a wholesaler that covers a wide range of products for plumbing and HVAC systems. Founded in 1921 as a pipe and tube trading company, Cordes & Graefe formed the GC Group in 1975 through a series of acquisitions. Today the company is one of the largest wholesalers in the industry with $17 billion in sales (2023). The company is 100% owned by the Hollweg family. Sylvia Wedemeyer is the daughter of longtime company leader Uwe Hollweg who died in December 2024.
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  • #2600   Billionaires (2026)

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