Michael Pieper (born 1946) is a Swiss billionaire businessman, the owner of the kitchen appliance manufacturer Franke, through his Artemis Group holding company.
In addition to a large real estate portfolio, the Artemis Group also includes investments in Swiss industrial companies.
[7] Artemis for example also owns a controlling interest[8] in precision cutting technology company Feintool and teak plantations in Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
[10] In 2020 he further acquired a 10% stake in the biotech startup company Tomorrowlabs GmbH alongside fellow investor and former Linde CEO Wolfgang Reitzle.
Pieper's children Nina and Alexander are involved in the Franke group and sit on the board of directors of Artemis Holding.