Thomas Kirk Kristiansen
- A fourth-generation owner of Lego, Thomas Kirk Kristiansen succeeded his father Kjeld as the company’s deputy chairman of the board in 2016.
- He, his two sisters and father together evenly split ownership of a 75% stake in the $6 billion (sales) toy giant.
- He is also the chairman of the Lego Foundation.
- His great-grandfather Ole, a carpenter, started making wooden toys in his workshop in 1932 before moving into plastic in the 1940s.
- Through the family holding company he also has stakes in Merlin Entertainment, owner of Madame Tussauds, and real estate and wind farm investments.
