Melker Schorling
Melker Schörling is a Swedish billionaire businessman. His investment company Melker Schörling AB has large interests in Securitas AB, Assa Abloy, Hexagon AB, Loomis and more. Schörling formed a partnership with fellow billionaire Gustaf Douglas, who is also a major shareholder in Securitas and Assa Abloy.
- Melker Schörling lay the foundation for his wealth when he accepted the CEO role of troubled security-giant Securitas in 1987.
- A little more than a decade later, he set up Melker Schörling AB as a holding company for his investments.
- The company holds stakes in precision-measuring tool maker Hexagon and lock manufacturer Assa Abloy.
- Citing health reasons, Schörling left all positions in the company in 2017, and has been replaced by his daughters Sofia and Märta.
- Soon after he stepped down, the family, together with H&M billionaire Stefan Persson, took the company private.