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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]
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]
For the descendants and close relatives of Erling Persson, founder of H&M. Pages in category "Persson family" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
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]
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