Thomas 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
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, name = H&M
, logo = H&M-Logo.svg
, logo_upright = 0.3
, image = H & M - Store (51396227419).jpg
, type = Public ''aktiebolag''
, image_caption = H&M store on Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
, trade_name = H&M
, traded_as = {{ ...
(H&M), which was founded by his grandfather
Erling Persson
Erling Persson (21 January 1917 – 28 October 2002) was the founder of H&M (Hennes & Mauritz). 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.
He establish ...
in 1947.
On the ''
Forbes
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'' 2019 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked #1300 with a net worth of
US$
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1.9 billion.
Early life
The son and youngest child of
Stefan Persson and his first wife Pamela Collett, Thomas Persson attended and graduated from the
Met Film School in London.
Career
He works in the film industry
as a producer, producing two films in 2017.
Personal life
In May 2016, he married his long-term girlfriend, Swedish-born Sofia Strandman, at the family estate in
Ramsbury
Ramsbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. The village is in the Kennet Valley near the Berkshire boundary. The nearest towns are Hungerford about east and Marlborough about west. The much larger town of S ...
, England.
References
1985 births
Living people
Swedish billionaires
Tom
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