Willy Michel
Healthcare

Willy Michel Net Worth

Willy Michel is a Swiss entrepreneur and the founder and Chairman of Ypsomed Selfcare Solutions, a pharmaceutical company that specializes in self-injection and diagnostic systems. He originally founded Disetronic Holding in 1984 with his brother, which was later sold to Roche for $1.2 billion. Michel then repurchased the injection business back from Roche for $310 million, forming Ypsomed. He and his three children own a 75% stake in the company.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Place Burgdorf, Switzerland, Switzerland

💰 Net worth: $2.5 Billion (2024)

Willy Michel, a prominent figure in the healthcare industry in Switzerland, is projected to possess a staggering net worth of $2.5 billion by the year 2024. As an influential figure, he has made significant contributions to the advancement of healthcare services in the country, earning recognition and wealth along the way. Willy Michel's success can be attributed to his innovative approaches and strategic investments within the healthcare sector, solidifying his position as a key player in Switzerland's healthcare landscape. His estimated net worth reflects not only his personal achievements but also the immense value he has added to the industry.

2016 $1.2 Billion
2017 $2 Billion
2018 $1.78 Billion

Biography/Timeline

1953

Mitchell was born Percy Williams in Malone, New York, in 1953, after his Algonquin and Mohawk parents were turned away from a hospital in Cornwall, Ontario. He was raised in Kitigan-Zibi in southern Quebec by his maternal grandmother. His grandmother gave him the nickname "Willy".

1968

In 1968, he started touring northern Quebec with his first band, called the Northern Lights Group. In January 1969, Mitchell was shot in the head by a police officer during an altercation over stolen Christmas Lights. Mitchell was originally reported dead by the media. He used the money from a settlement resulting from the incident to buy a Fender Telecaster Thinline guitar. After recovering, he formed the Desert River Band, and began touring and recording. Mitchell wrote the song "Big Police Man" about the experience.

1970

Mitchell and the Desert River Band performed live for Ottawa's CJOH-TV's program, New Faces, in 1970, and began touring heavily after that. Mitchell spent four years at the all-First Nations Manitou Community College, in La Macaza, Quebec, where he studied traditional botany, photography, and film making. In 1980, with Janine Poirier Macdonald, Mitchell organized a festival featuring his contemporaries in the First Nations and Inuit music industry. Called the Sweet Grass Festival, performers included were Willie Dunn, Roger House, Willie Thrasher, and Morley Loon, whom Mitchell worked with frequently. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Northern Service recorded the performances, and released an LP, Sweet Grass Music, in 1982. Mitchell released several privately printed albums in the 1990s, and currently lives in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec.

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