Stefan Persson
Organization leader
1947 –
Who is Stefan Persson?
Carl Stefan Erling Persson is a Swedish business magnate. In March 2013, Forbes reported Persson's net worth as $28 billion making him the richest of Sweden's 12 billionaires and the 17th richest person in the world. Persson is the chairman and main shareholder in fashion company H&M, which was founded by his father Erling Persson in 1947. Persson took over the company from his father in 1982 and served as its manager until 1998. Persson also owns a substantial stake in the Swedish technology company, Hexagon AB. Persson owns through his privately held real estate company Ramsbury Invest a large amount of properties in London, Paris and Stockholm.
In 2014 according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Persson had a net worth US $31.9 billion, making him the 17th richest person in the world.
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- Born
- Oct 4, 1947
Stockholm - Also known as
- Carl Stefan Erling Persson
- Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Profession
- Education
- Lund University
- Stockholm University
- Employment
- Country Manager, H&M UK, H&M
(1976 - 1982) - Managing Director and CEO, H&M
(1982 - 1998) - Chairman, H&M
(1998 - )
- Country Manager, H&M UK, H&M
- Lived in
- Stockholm
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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