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Thomas Kirk Kristiansen (born 18 February 1979) is a Danish fourth-generation owner of The Lego Group. Together with his father Kjeld, and sisters Agnete and Sofie, they split ownership of a 75% stake in the company. [1] Among the children of Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, Thomas is the one who takes the most active part in managing the company. [2]
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 ($1.62 billion) in its portfolio, a 5.9% ...
On 1 May 2023, Kjeld passed ownership of Kirkbi to his son, Thomas Kirk Kristiansen, who now serves as the Chairman of Kirkbi and The Lego Group. 75% of Kirkbi shares will be split between the fourth generation of Thomas and his two sisters, Agnete and Sofie, where each will have around 25% each. Their father will hold 22.5%.
The family firm is currently chaired by Sofie Kirk Kristiansen’s brother, Thomas Kirk Kristiansen, who took over from their father in May. At the same time, her sister Agnete Kirk Kristiansen ...
Sofie Kirk Kristiansen Denmark: 6.5 billion Lego: 424 Thomas Kirk Kristiansen Denmark: 6.5 billion Lego: 424 Agnete Kirk Thinggaard Denmark: 6.5 billion Lego: 486 Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen [a] Denmark: 6 billion Lego: 1380 Bent Jensen Denmark: 2.4 billion Linak 2287 Benedicte Find Denmark: 1.3 billion Coloplast: 2287 Martin Møller Nielsen Denmark ...
The company was founded in 1932, by Ole Kirk Christiansen. [7] The name Lego is derived from the Danish phrase leg godt , meaning "play well". In the first half of 2015, The Lego Group became the world's largest toy company by revenue , with sales amounting to US$ 2.1 billion, surpassing Mattel , which had US$1.9 billion in sales.
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen R.1 (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰelˀ ˈkʰiɐ̯k kʰʁeˈstjænˀsn̩]; born 27 December 1947) is a Danish businessman who was the president and CEO of The Lego Group from 1979 to 2004. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Kristiansen is the third richest Dane, with a net worth of US$7.26 billion as of April ...
Thomas Kirk Kristiansen; L. The Lego Group This page was last edited on 12 December 2023, at 19:42 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...