Antti Herlin

Antti Herlin (born 14 November 1956)[2] is a Finnish billionaire businessman, and the chairman of the Finnish KONE Corporation. He is the son of Pekka Herlin, former chairman of KONE. He is the former chairman of the Confederation of Finnish Industries (Elinkeinoelämän Keskusliitto EK).

Antti Herlin
Antti Herlin in 2013
Born (1956-11-14) 14 November 1956
Kirkkonummi, Finland
NationalityFinnish
EducationNational Technical University of Athens
Iowa State University
OccupationChairman, KONE Corporation
Net worth$4.8 billion (October 2019)[1]
Parent(s)Pekka Herlin
RelativesHeikki H. Herlin (grandfather)
Ilkka Herlin (brother)

Herlin owns a farm in Kirkkonummi where he raises Hereford and Aberdeen Angus beef cattle. Herlin is the richest person in Finland[3] – as of October 2019 Forbes reported his net worth as $4.8 billion, naming him the 435th richest person in the world.[1]

Positions

In addition to his duties at KONE, Herlin holds the following positions:

Publicity

It was investigated if Herlin used inside information in his Kone and Partek stock investments in 2001-2002. The investigation found Herlin innocent. Herlin started his own investigation into who is responsible for the case becoming public in the media in 2005. The authorities accused by him could not be proved to have given any information.[5]

Investments

In 2005 the Herlin family made significant investments in the construction companies YIT and Lemminkäinen.[6]

Agriculture

Herlin received agricultural support from the state of €275,792 in 2012. State total support was €2.1 billion.[7]

References
  1. "Profile: Antti Herlin". Forbes. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. Kuka kukin on 2007, Otava 2006
  3. "Forbes löysi Suomesta neljä miljardööriä - kaikilla sama sukunimi" (in Finnish). Talouselämä. 3 March 2014. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  4. "Antti Herlin Sanoman hallituksen puheenjohtajaksi" (in Finnish). Yle Uutiset. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  5. Suomen Kuvalehti Rata sai puhaat paperit Herlin-jutussa 12.9.2007
  6. Herlinit sijoittavat lautaan ja laastiin, Sukuomistukset. Koneen omistajasisaruksilla on isot siivut rakennusyhtiö YIT:stä ja Lemminkäisestä, Talouselämä 24.3.2005, page 58
  7. Maataloustukien viherrys alkaa Helsingin Sanomat 1.2.2013 B7
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