Tom Persson
Tom Persson | |
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Born | 15 May 1985 | (age 39)
Citizenship | Swedish |
Education | Met Film School |
Spouse | Sofia Strandman (m. 2016) |
Parent(s) | Stefan Persson Pamela Collett |
Relatives | Erling Persson (grandfather) Karl-Johan Persson (brother) Charlotte Söderström (sister) Lottie Tham (aunt) |
Tom 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 (H&M), which was founded by his grandfather Erling Persson in 1947.[1] On the Forbes 2019 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked #1300 with a net worth of US$1.9 billion.[1]
Early life
[edit]Tom Persson grew up in Djursholm as the youngest child of Stefan Persson and Pamela Persson, née Collett-Larson, and is the younger brother of Karl-Johan Persson and Charlotte Söderström.[2] Tom Persson attended and graduated from the Met Film School in London.[1]
Career
[edit]He works in the film industry[1] as a producer, producing two films in 2017.[3] Tom Persson's company CoMade started its operations in 2016 within film and media.
Personal life
[edit]In May 2016, he married his long-term girlfriend, Swedish-born Sofia Strandman, at the family estate in Ramsbury, England.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "The World's Billionaires (2016 ranking): #722 Tom Persson". Forbes. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ HuldschinerText, Henrik (9 December 2021). "Dolda H&M-miljardärens roll i imperiet: "Bra känsla hur man hittar guldklimparna"". Dagens industri (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "Tom Persson". IMDb.
- ^ "H&M-sonen gifte sig i hemlighet i privata byn". www.expressen.se.
- ^ Espeli, Hedda Fannemel (28 October 2017). "Slik er den steinrike H&M-familien: - Lever i skjul på den engelske landsbygda, og menger seg med ABBA og den svenske kongefamilien". dagbladet.no.