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Ann Walton Kroenke (born December 20, 1948) [4] [1] [2] [3] is an American billionaire. Heiress to the Walmart fortune, Ann and her sister, Nancy Walton Laurie, inherited stock from their father, Bud Walton (died 1995), who was the brother and an early business partner of Walmart founder Sam Walton.
The Walton family fortune is broken down as such: Jim Walton, $95.7 billion [12] S. Robson Walton, $94 billion [13] Alice Walton, $88.9 billion [14] Lukas Walton, $33.8 billion [15] Christy Walton, $16.4 billion [16] Nancy Walton Laurie, $12.7 billion [17] Ann Walton Kroenke, $11.5 billion [18]
Ann, part of the Walton family, is the daughter of Walmart co-founder James "Bud" Walton. Kroenke was estimated to be worth US$10.7 billion by Forbes in 2022. Kroenke's holding company for sports teams has been controversial. In 2016, he broke contracts by moving the St. Louis Rams to Los Angeles, incurring legal costs for the entire league.
Kroenke, who is married to Walmart heiress Ann Walton, made a fortune in the real estate world as well. Forbes listed Kroenke as the 115th richest person in the world.
The Walton dynasty Sam Walton founded Walmart in 1962 and Sam’s Club in 1983. His model was “low prices and great services,” as inspired by the dime store he once owned, according to company ...
Though Kroenke married into money — he wed Walmart heiress Ann Walton in 1974, a few years after meeting her during a ski trip to Aspen — he had already honed his business chops.
The Avalanche are owned by Ann Walton Kroenke, their general manager is Chris MacFarland, Joe Sakic was named President of Hockey Operations in 2022. Gabriel Landeskog is the team captain. [4] [5] There have been seven head coaches for the Avalanche team. The team's first head coach was Marc Crawford, who coached for three seasons.
On October 7, 2015, the NFL approved transfer of his ownership stake of the Avalanche and Nuggets to his wife, Ann Walton Kroenke. [4] KSE is the owner shareholder of soccer club Arsenal. In April 2007, Granada Ventures, a subsidiary of ITV plc, had sold its 9.9% stake in Arsenal Holdings plc to KSE. [5]