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Ole Kirk Christiansen (born Ole Kirk Kristiansen; [a] 7 April 1891 – 11 March 1958) was a Danish carpenter. In 1932, he founded the construction toy company Lego, later known as The Lego Group . Christiansen transformed his small woodworking shop, which initially sold household products, into a manufacturer of wooden toys.
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen (8 July 1920 – 13 July 1995) [1] was the managing director of The Lego Group from 1957 to 1973. He was the third son of company founder Ole Kirk Christiansen and took over as managing director in 1957, eventually becoming the sole owner. Godtfred is credited with playing a pivotal role in the development of the Lego ...
Ole Kirk Christiansen; K. ... Sofie Kirk Kristiansen; Thomas Kirk Kristiansen; L. The Lego Group This page was last edited on 12 December 2023, at 19:42 ...
Kirkbi, a trust that looks after the Kirk Kristiansen family’s 75% share of Europe’s biggest toymaker, enjoyed net income of 11.3 billion kroner ($1.62 billion) in its portfolio, a 5.9% ...
The founder’s great-granddaughter Sofie Kirk Kristiansen sold 4 million shares in Kirkbi, which controls 75% of the Lego Group, for 158,000 kroner apiece, the outlet reported, citing filings on ...
Ole Kirk Christiansen's shop nearly goes bankrupt in the Great Depression. With a lack of normal carpentry jobs, Ole Kirk starts producing toys, many of which were wooden pull toys. Wooden Lego yoyo's became an instant hit. 1934: The company name Lego is coined by Christiansen from the Danish phrase leg godt, meaning "play well". 1935:
Jørgen Vig Knudstorp (born 21 November 1968) is a Danish businessman who is the current executive chairman of The Lego Group.He succeeded Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen as president and CEO of the company in October 2004, holding the position for over 12 years until January 2017, when he stepped down to become executive chairman.
This mindset, which can be traced to the Moral Majority movement of the 1970s and ’80s that Kirk once condemned, has helped fuel recent GOP initiatives chipping away at church-state separation.