Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen

Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen is the former president and CEO of The Lego Group. According to Forbes, Kristiansen is the 3rd richest Dane, with a net worth of $5.4 billion as of September 2018. He is the grandson of Lego founder, Ole Kirk Christiansen.

  • Third-generation owner of Lego, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen lead the toy company known for its interlocking plastic bricks from 1979 to 2004.
  • He and his three grown children together evenly split ownership of a 75% stake in the $6 billion (sales) business.
  • His son, Thomas, is Lego’s vice chairman.
  • His grandfather Ole, a carpenter, started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1932 before moving into plastic in the 1940s.
  • Kristiansen also has stakes in Merlin Entertainment, owner of Madame Tussauds, and invests in real estate and wind farms.

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