Tom Persson

Thomas Stefan Persson (born 15 May 1985)[2] 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]

Tom Persson
Born15 May 1985 (1985-05-15) (age 35)
CitizenshipSwedish
EducationMet Film School
Net worthUS$1.9 billion (Forbes 2019)[1]
Spouse(s)
Sofia Strandman
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(m. 2016)​
Parent(s)Stefan Persson
Pamela Collett
RelativesErling Persson (grandfather)
Karl-Johan Persson (brother)
Charlotte Söderström (sister)
Lottie Tham (aunt)

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.[1]

Career

He was editor-in-chief and creative director of Acne Paper, now discontinued.[3] He now works in the film industry[1] as a producer, producing two films in 2017.[4]

Personal life

In May 2016, he married his long-term girlfriend, Swedish-born Sofia Strandman, at the family estate in Ramsbury, England.[5][6]

References
  1. "The World's Billionaires (2016 ranking): #722 Tom Persson". Forbes. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  2. "Billionaires: Thomas Stefan PERSSON". Wealth-X. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  3. "For the Moment: Thomas Persson". T Magazine. 14 April 2008.
  4. "Tom Persson". IMDb.
  5. "H&M-sonen gifte sig i hemlighet i privata byn". www.expressen.se.
  6. 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.


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