Bruno Steinhoff

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Bruno Steinhoff
BornNovember 1937 (age 83)
German
NationalityGerman
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder of Steinhoff International
Net worthUS$1.2 billion (May 2017) [1]
Children2

Bruno Ewald Steinhoff (born November 1937) is a German billionaire businessman, the founder of Steinhoff International, a South African-based international retail holding company, and its executive chairman until September 2008. He is now a non-executive director, and a member of the supervisory board. [2]

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Early life

Bruno Steinhoff was born in November 1937. [3]

Career

Steinhoff started his career in furniture in 1964 in Westerstede, Germany. [4] He started by sourcing furniture from Eastern Europe and selling it in Western Europe, and began manufacturing in 1989. [5]

Steinhoff International is Europe's second largest furniture retailer, after Ikea. [1]

Personal life

Steinhoff lives in Johannesburg, South Africa. [1]

His daughter Angela Krüger-Steinhoff is a member of the supervisory board of Steinhoff International. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Our Group | Management | Board of directors". Steinhoff International. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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