Thomas Flohr

Thomas Flohr (born 17 March 1960) is a Swiss businessman, founder and chairman of VistaJet, a private jet charter company,[1] and former billionaire.

Thomas Flohr
Born (1960-03-17) 17 March 1960
Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Alma materLudwig Maximilian University of Munich
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder and owner of VistaJet
Spouse(s)Katharina Konecny (divorced)
Children1 daughter

As of March 2018, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$2.3 billion.[2] In March 2019, Flohr had dropped off the billionaires list.[3]

Early life

Flohr was born in Switzerland on 17 March 1960,[4] the son of a teacher.[5] After school he applied unsuccessfully for flight training at Lufthansa's offices in Hamburg.[6] He studied business and political science at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.[7]

Career

From 1985[8][9] until the early 2000s, Flohr started his career in finance working for the Chicago-based leading technology firm Comdisco.[6][10] In 1995 he became president of their European division. In 1999, he was appointed by Comdisco as president of the worldwide asset finance division. He would later buy out most of Comdisco's European operations through his Swiss-based group Comprendium Investment, which he still controls.[11]

In 2003 he bought his first Bombardier Learjet 60.[12]

In 2016 Flohr, who spends over 800 hours in the air each year, was named Entrepreneur of the Year by The Living Legends of Aviation awards.[13]

Personal life

He lives in St. Moritz, Switzerland.[14] As a hobby he competes in motorsport, including the East African Safari Rally, Le Mans 24 Hour and the FIA World Endurance Championship; he is also a sponsor to the Scuderia Ferrari team.[15][16] He collects art, including Jeff Koons, Keith Haring and Sterling Ruby.[5]

Flohr was married to Katharina Flohr (née Konecny), formerly creative director of Fabergé and editor of Russian Vogue.[17][18] They have one daughter, Nina, who is a former brand director of VistaJet.[19][17]

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2017 Spirit of Race Francesco Castellacci
Olivier Beretta		 Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Am		 326 41st 12th
2018 Spirit of Race Francesco Castellacci
Giancarlo Fisichella		 Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Am		 335 26th 2nd
2019 Spirit of Race Francesco Castellacci
Giancarlo Fisichella		 Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Am		 327 43rd 12th
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References
  1. "Executive Committee | VistaJet". VistaJet. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  2. Peterson-Withorn, Chase. "Meet The World's 259 Newest Billionaires". forbes.com. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  3. "Billionaire Drop-Offs: Tough Year For Superrich As Hundreds Drop Out Of Ranks". forbes.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  4. "Thomas FLOHR Prize list & statistics". lemans.org. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  5. "VistaJet's Thomas Flohr: A collector with a view from the clouds". Retrieved 31 May 2018 – via The Globe and Mail.
  6. Meichtry, Stacy (2012-01-27). "The Jet Set". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  7. "VistaJet's Thomas Flohr". Business Jet Traveler. 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  8. "Thomas Flohr, Founder and Chairman at VistaJet". theorg.com. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  9. "Thomas Flohr, Senior Vice President, comdisco". vbprofiles.com. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  10. "VistaJet's Thomas Flohr: A collector with a view from the clouds". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  11. Smale, Will (2013-09-16). "Thomas Flohr: The high-flying multi-millionaire". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  12. "From passenger to start-up pilot". Financial Times. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  13. "The Living Legends of Aviation". VerticalMag.com. MHM Publishing.
  14. Bhargava, Anjuli (2016-04-29). "Tea with BS: Thomas Flohr". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  15. "Private Jet Firm VistaJet Announces Ferrari Partnership". Airways Magazine. 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  16. Watkins, Gary (2018-02-07). "Fisichella returns to WEC with Ferrari GTE Am drive". motorsport.com. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  17. Garnett, Daisy. "Nina Flohr Is Flying High". Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  18. David, Mark (10 January 2014). "A Wee Mea Culpa (and Correction)". Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  19. "Introducing Nina Flohr, New-Age Aviation Royalty - Harper's Bazaar Malaysia". harpersbazaar.my. Retrieved 2016-12-10.


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