Mark V. Shoen (born 1951)
is an American
billionaire
A billionaire is a person with a net worth of at least one billion (1,000,000,000, i.e., a thousand million) units of a given currency, usually of a major currency such as the United States dollar, euro, or pound sterling. The American busin ...
businessman and vice-president of the moving equipment and storage rental company
U-Haul
U-Haul is an American moving truck, trailer, and self-storage rental company, based in Phoenix, Arizona, that has been in operation since 1945. The company was founded by Leonard Shoen in Ridgefield, Washington, who began it in the garage ...
, which was founded by his father. Shoen is also the largest shareholder in its parent company,
Amerco
U-Haul is an American moving truck, trailer, and self-storage rental company, based in Phoenix, Arizona, that has been in operation since 1945. The company was founded by Leonard Shoen in Ridgefield, Washington, who began it in the garage owne ...
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Early life
Shoen was born in
Phoenix
Phoenix most often refers to:
* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
the son of
Leonard Shoen
Leonard Samuel Shoen (February 29, 1916 – October 4, 1999) was an American entrepreneur who founded the U-Haul truck and trailer organization in Ridgefield, Washington. After growing up in the farm belt during the Great Depression, he envision ...
and Anna Carty.
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Career
Shoen is the largest shareholder in Amerco, the parent company of U-Haul, which is North America’s biggest moving and storage company.
According to ''Forbes
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'', Shoen has a net worth of $2.7 billion, as of October 2020.[
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Personal life
Shoen is married with one child and lives in Phoenix, Arizona.[
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References
1951 births
Living people
American billionaires
Businesspeople from Phoenix, Arizona
Shoen family
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