) ▁is ▁a ▁Swiss ▁entrepr ene ur ▁and , ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁CE O ▁of ▁Victor ino x ▁AG , ▁a ▁family - owned ▁company ▁that ▁employed ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁world wide ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Life ▁ ▁Carl ▁Els ener ▁Jr . ▁is ▁the ▁great - grand son ▁of ▁Karl ▁Els ener ▁( 1 8 6 0 - 1 9 1 8 ) ▁and ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Carl ▁Els ener ▁Sr . ▁( 1 9 2 2 - 2 0 1 3 ). ▁Karl ▁Els ener ▁had ▁opened ▁a ▁factory ▁in ▁I bach ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁kn ives ▁and ▁surg ical ▁instruments , ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁Mess er fab rik ▁Victor ino x ▁developed . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Els ener ▁founded ▁together ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Edu ard ▁Els ener ▁as ▁a ▁successor ▁solution , ▁the ▁Victor ino x ▁Foundation , ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁surv ival ▁and ▁further ▁prosper ity ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁business . ▁The ▁foundation ▁holds ▁ 7 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁shares ▁of ▁Victor ino x ▁AG , ▁another ▁ 1 5 ▁percent ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁non - pro fit ▁Carl ▁u . ▁El ise ▁Els ener - G ut ▁Foundation . ▁The ▁Els ener ▁family ▁own s ▁ 1 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁shares . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Els ener ▁has ▁led ▁the ▁company ▁as ▁CE