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Erling Persson (21 January 1917 – 28 October 2002) was the founder of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He got the idea following a post- World War II trip to the United States: he was impressed by the country's efficient, high-volume stores.
The business was established in 1947 by Erling Persson when he opened his first shop in Västerås, Sweden. [17] The shop was called Hennes (Swedish for 'hers') and only sold women's clothing. Another store opened in Norway in 1964. [18]
Carl Stefan Erling Persson (Swedish: [ˈstěːfan ˈpæ̌ːʂɔn]; born 4 October 1947 [1]) is a Swedish billionaire businessman. In March 2013, Forbes reported Persson's net worth as $28 billion [2] making him the richest of Sweden's 12 billionaires [2] and the 17th richest person in the world; [3] he has since dropped to number 50. [4]
Karl-Johan Erling Göran Persson (born 25 March 1975) is a Swedish billionaire businessman. He is chairman of the fashion company Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), and was its CEO from 2009 to 2020. [3] [4] H&M was founded by his grandfather Erling Persson. [5] [6] As of December 2023, according to Forbes, his estimated net worth is US$1.9 billion. [7]
Tom Stefan Persson (born 15 May 1985) is a Swedish billionaire businessman, who works in the film industry. He is an heir of the fashion company Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), which was founded by his grandfather Erling Persson in 1947. [1] On the Forbes 2019 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked #1300 with a net worth of US$1.9 billion. [1]
Charlotte Söderström runs Stud Arch together with her mother Pamela Persson and works part-time with sponsorship within H&M. She is the owner of the horses H&M Indiana and H&M All In, which together with riders Malin Baryard-Johansson and Peder Fredricsson won Olympic gold in team jumping in Tokyo 2021.
Erling Persson (1917–2002), founder of Hennes & Mauritz; Markus Persson (born 1979), founder of Mojang AB, creator of Minecraft; Johanna Petersson (1807–1899), pioneering businesswoman from Ödeshög; Ruben Rausing (1895–1983), founder of Tetra Pak; Carl Fredrik Sammeli (born 1971), entrepreneur, business developer
Gunnar Widforss was born in Stockholm, Sweden.He was the son of Mauritz Widforss and Blenda Carolina Weydenhayn, who were the parents of thirteen children. Mauritz Widforss (1836-1905) owned a hunting apparel retailer bearing his name, which in 1968 was acquired by Erling Persson to form Hennes & Mauritz (H&M).