Klaus Heidegger

Klaus Heidegger ( born August 19, 1957) is a former Austrian alpine skier. From the second half of the 1970s he was a member for several years to the best giant slalom and slalom skiers in the ski world cup. After his athletic career, he built the U.S. cosmetics company Kiehl's success to become a renowned brand.

Biography

Heidegger grew up with his siblings on a farm in Götzens / Axams (Tirol ). After leaving school he served an apprenticeship as an industrial clerk.

The first international success as a skier Heidegger achieved the second place in the slalom at the Junior European Championships 1973 in Ruhpolding. From 1975 until his retirement in late 1986 he was one of the most successful alpine skier of the Austrian Ski Federation ( Austrians ). Throughout his career, he scored five World Cup victories (two giant slaloms, three slaloms ) and another nine podiums. Overall, he was also placed 49 times in the top ten.

With a training he met his future wife Jami ( e) Morse know. After the wedding and the retirement from competitive sports, he acquired 50 % of the company his father Aaron Morse, a small specialized in natural cosmetics pharmacy in New York. In the following years he worked himself into the store and mixed moisturizers. In 1989 he took over the business entirely, developed new brands, invested in marketing and formed from Kiehl's is a global company. He later sold it to the French cosmetics company L' Oreal. The kolportierten sales proceeds are ranked between 80 and 150 million U.S. dollars, but are according to data from Heidegger at over 100 million.

Since 1992 he lives with his wife and three children on a ranch in Chatsworth, a suburb of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley. The proceeds from the sale of Kiehl's invested in the Tyrolean three companies. In 2003 he acquired, based on his long-time interest in health and fitness, the majority of shares (51%) on the Swiss shoe company Masai Barefoot Technology, the beverage company Motion Potion and the horse magazine Short sockets. In addition, he is also active as a horse breeder.

Achievements

World Cup

  • 2nd Place Overall World Cup 1976/1977
  • 3rd place giant slalom World Cup 1976/1977
  • 2nd place Slalom World Cup 1976/1977
  • 4th Place Overall World Cup 1977/1978
  • 2nd place Slalom World Cup 1977/1978

World Cup wins

Austrian Championships

Quintuple Austrian National Champion:

  • 3x slalom (1977, 1980, 1983)
  • 2x giant slalom (1977, 1980)

Awards

  • Carrier of the Order of Merit of Tyrol 2006
  • Winner of the Business Athlete Award 2005
Slalom skiing Medal 1977 Alpine Skiing World Cup 1978 Alpine Skiing World Cup Chatsworth, Los Angeles Furano, Hokkaido Voss Wengen
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