Johan Johannson (born 1967) is a Norwegian

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businessman, and owns nearly 75% of the

NorgesGruppen NorgesGruppen ASA is a Norwegian grocery wholesaling group which also runs various retail outlets. With a 43,2 % market share in 2018, NorgesGruppen was the largest player in the Norwegian grocery retail market. The business dates back to 1866 ...

supermarket chain, that he inherited from his father. The son of

Knut Hartvig Johannson Knut Hartvig Johannson (born 1937) is a Norwegian businessperson. He inherited the large wholesaler company Joh. Johannson, which was established in 1866, together with his brother Torbjørn Johansson, Torbjørn. His son Johan Johannson (1967), J ...

, he is an heir of the wholesaler company Joh. Johannson, established in 1866. Today, Joh. Johannson is a part of the

corporation, where Johan Johannson has been a member of the board. In 2008, he was considered to be the third wealthiest person in Norway, with a fortune of NOK 18.5 billion, approximately US$3.15 billion. He owns nearly 75% of NorgesGruppen. By the end of December 2020, Bloomberg estimated Johan's net worth to be

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5.31 Billion. Johannson is married, with three children, and lives in Oslo, Norway. He is known for keeping a low public profile. According to

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, his key connections are Christine Spiten,

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Odd Reitan Odd Reitan (born 11 September 1951) is a Norwegian billionaire businessman. He was born in Trondheim. He is co-owner and CEO of the Reitan AS. Early life Reitan is the son of "single-store grocers", Ole Reitan and Margit Aarhaug. Career Reitan ...

and Kjell Inge Rokke.

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