Anders Holch Povlsen

$13.4B

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Education

Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge; Berlin School of Economics and Law (BA European Business Administration); CEO of Vila A/S 1996-2001 before taking over BESTSELLER

Background

CEO and sole owner of BESTSELLER A/S (since 2001); company founded by parents Troels and Merete Holch Povlsen in 1975; 10,000+ stores in 70 markets worldwide; Chairman of HeartLand A/S (holding company); Chairman of The BESTSELLER Foundation - Education: Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge; Berlin School of Economics and Law (BA European Business Administration); CEO of Vila A/S 1996-2001 before taking over BESTSELLER - Awards: Tietgenmedaljen 2023 (Danish commerce honor; 25th recipient, following King Christian X, Mærsk McKinney-Møller, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen) - Notable: Scotland's largest landowner (89,000 hectares / 221,000 acres across 11 estates since 2006, starting with Glenfeshie estate in Inverness-shire); born November 4, 1972 in Ringkjøbing/Skjern, Denmark