The founder of Red Bull gave bonuses of thousands of euros to his employees before his death

New details continue to emerge after the death of Dietrich Mateschitz, who founded the Austrian-based energy drink company Red Bull with Thai businessman Chaleo Yoovidhya in 1984 and has a personal fortune of $27 billion.

It turned out that Mateschitz, who owns 49 percent of the company, gave each employee a €3,000 bonus just before he died.

The Austrian businessman was said to have put this decision into practice before he died at the age of 78 from complications caused by cancer. According to reports in the Australian media, each employee received a net bonus of €3,000 (TL 55,700) in October. Company employees said they were very satisfied with this decision by their bosses as a “last gesture.” “That’s how he wanted to thank us,” an employee told the local press. he said.

‘He was ALWAYS VERY GENEROUS’

In 2021, 9.804 million Red Bulls were sold worldwide. These figures are among the strongest evidence of the company’s success in the recent period.

His employees claimed that Mateschitz was always very generous, helping them with everything from rent to marriage. He said that from time to time they would take them to fancy dinners.

Earlier, it was revealed that the Austrian businessman transferred a 9-digit amount to another fund for the company’s investment in sports, arts and social events.