Susan Carol Holland

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Susan Carol Holland
Born27 May 1956 [1]
NationalityBritish and Italian
Education Keele University
TitleChairman, Amplifon
Parent Algernon Charles Holland

Susan Carol Holland (born 27 May 1956) is an Italian-British billionaire businesswoman, and the chairman of Amplifon, an Italian hearing aid retailer founded by in Milan in 1950 by her father Algernon Charles Holland.

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Early life

Holland earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and sociology from Keele University, followed by a diploma in Logopaedia from the Universita degli Studi di Milano. [2] [3]

Career

From 1982, she worked as a speech therapist in Milan. [3]

In 1988, she became a director of Amplifon SpA, and in 1993, non-executive vice-chair. [3]

She owns 44.9% of Amplifon through her family's holding company. [4]

In August 2018, Bloomberg estimated her net worth at US$2.3 billion. [5]

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References

  1. "Curriculum Vitae: Susan Carol Holland". Amplifon. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  2. "AMFPF Company Profile & Executives - Amplifon S.p.A. - Wall Street Journal". quotes.wsj.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Editorial, Reuters. "${Instrument_CompanyName} ${Instrument_Ric} People - Reuters.com". U.S. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  4. "New billionaires show that hearing aids are a sound investment". theedgemarkets.com. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  5. Benjamin Stupples (24 August 2018). "The Sound of Money: Demand for Hearing Aids Creates Billionaires". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 14 September 2018.