Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak
Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak | |
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Born | 1957 (age 64–65) |
Nationality | Danish |
Known for | Owner and chair of ECCO |
Board member of | Sydbank |
Spouse(s) | Dieter Kasprzak |
Children | 2: André and Anna |
Parent(s) | Karl Toosbuy |
Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak (born 1957) is a Danish billionaire, the owner and chair of ECCO, the Danish shoe company which was founded by her father in 1963.
Early life[]
Hanni Toosbuy was born in 1957.[1] Her father, Karl Toosbuy, founded ECCO in 1963.[1]
Career[]
Kasprzak joined ECCO on completing her school education. When she was only 21, she complied with her father's request to work in quality control in India. "I spent more than a year there," she explained. "Learning at the factory level is possibly the best way to understand a business."[2] After India, she went to Germany but returned to Denmark in 1997 as ECCO chairman.[3]
Since March 2014, she has also been a member of Sydbank's advisory board.[3]
Personal life[]
Toosbuy is married to , who has served as ECCO's president since 2004. Their son, André, is a golfer and their daughter, Anna, practices dressage.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "#690 Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak". Forbes. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak and Dieter Kasprzak" (PDF). EY: Global Family Business Center of Excellence. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Danish billionaires
- Danish business executives
- Danish women business executives
- Female billionaires
- 20th-century Danish businesspeople
- 21st-century Danish businesspeople
- 20th-century businesswomen
- 21st-century businesswomen