7 - Axel Oberwelland
Name: Axel Oberwelland
Wealth: $3.7bn
Company: August Storck
2012 company sales: €1.8 billion ($2.45bn)
Age: 48
World Richlist: #448
The joint youngest candyman on the list Axel Oberwelland is the fourth generation of his family to lead Werther's Original maker Storck. The German firm was established by August Storck in 1903. Axel Oberwelland took over the business from his father in 2003.