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Tom Persson

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Tom Persson
Born15 May 1985 (1985-05-15) (age 39)
CitizenshipSwedish
EducationMet Film School
Spouse
Sofia Strandman
(m. 2016)
Parent(s)Stefan Persson
Pamela Collett
RelativesErling 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

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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

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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

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In May 2016, he married his long-term girlfriend, Swedish-born Sofia Strandman, at the family estate in Ramsbury, England.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "The World's Billionaires (2016 ranking): #722 Tom Persson". Forbes. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Tom Persson". IMDb.
  4. ^ "H&M-sonen gifte sig i hemlighet i privata byn". www.expressen.se.
  5. ^ 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.