How IKEA creator Ingvar Kamprad built the world's largest furniture retailer — and a $39 billion fortune
31/01/2016
Swedish business magnate Ingvar Kamprad has been at the helm of IKEA, one of the world's largest furniture stores and most beloved brands, for more than 70 years.
With a net worth of $39.3 billion, the retailer ranks as the 10th richest person on earth and the second-richest in Europe, according to new data from Wealth-X.
The 89-year-old grew his flatpacking-furniture brand by maintaining a personal and professional ethos of innovation and simplicity.
From humble beginnings selling holiday tchotchkes to his neighbors as a child, Kamprad started a revolutionary, privately held furniture giant with $33 billion in sales — and became one of the richest people on the planet in the process.
Fonte:http://uk.businessinsider.com/ingvar-kamprad-10th-richest-2016-1