Manny Stul

Manny Stul
Born1948 or 1949 (age 75–76)[1]
near Munich, Germany[2]
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Businessman; entrepreneur
Known forMoose Toys
SpouseJacqui Tobias
Children2

Manny Stul (born 1948/49) is an Australian billionaire, and the CEO of Moose Toys, a company he took over in 2000, with sales subsequently increased by over 7,000%.[3]

Background and career

Manny Stul was born in a refugee camp near Munich, Germany[2] to Polish-Jewish parents who were both Holocaust survivors, and had fled Poland in 1949 due to Communist rule.[4] Aged seven months he travelled with his family by sea to Australia, where they spent three years in a refugee camp in Northam, Western Australia, before moving to Perth, some 100 kilometres (62 mi) south.[5][6]

At the age of fifteen Stul won a scholarship to an advanced school, although he later had the funding pulled. He subsequently dropped out of school.[7]

Moose Toys is best known for its Shopkins and Mighty Beanz collectible plastic toys, which take inspiration from everyday grocery and department store items.[8] In 2016, Stul became the first Australian to win the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year, at the age of 67, having already won EY's Australian Entrepreneur of the Year.[9][10]

Personal life

Stul lives in Melbourne with his wife Jacqui Tobias; and has a step-son, Paul Solomon, who is his co-CEO.[1]

Net worth

Year Financial Review
Rich List 		Forbes
Australia's 50 Richest
Rank Net worth (A$) Rank Net worth (US$)
2017[11][12][8][13][14] 27 Increase $1.40 billion Increase
2018[15] 40 $1.73 billion Increase
2019[16] 51 Decrease $1.60 billion Decrease 33 Decrease $1.30 billion Decrease
2020[17][3] 119 Decrease $0.835 billion Decrease $1.20 billion Decrease
2021[18] 69 Increase $1.60 billion Increase
2022 60 Increase $2.00 billion Increase
2023[19] 66 Decrease $2.00 billion Steady
Legend
Icon Description
Steady Has not changed from the previous year
Increase Has increased from the previous year
Decrease Has decreased from the previous year

References

  1. ^ a b "How Manny Stul overcame disaster to save Moose Toys". Australian Financial Review. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b Hall, Carrie (30 July 2019). "From toy of the year, to near bankruptcy, to rebounding as a top global toy company, Moose Toys founder Manny Stul is driven to succeed". LinkedIn. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Forbes profile: Manny Stul". Forbes. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  4. ^ "How Manny Still created the Moose Toys empire". The Australian. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  5. ^ Baker, Megan (19 October 2016). "AIB Featured Business Leader - Manny Stul | AIB Official Blog". Aib.edu.au. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  6. ^ Burn-Callander, Rebecca (13 June 2016). "You should be using wealth for good, elite entrepreneurs told". The Telegraph. United Kingdom. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  7. ^ "How Manny Stul overcame disaster to save Moose Toys". Financial Review. Australia. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Australia's Richest 2017: Country's Wealthiest Continue Mining For Dollars". Forbes Asia. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Shopkins success: Toy retailer Manny Stul wins EY global entrepreneurship award". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  10. ^ Taylor, Charlie (7 June 2017). "Monaco to roll out red carpet for world's brightest entrepreneurs". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  11. ^ Stensholt, John, ed. (25 May 2017). "Financial Review Rich List 2017". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  12. ^ Mayne, Stephen (26 May 2017). "Mayne's take: The top 25 Australian billionaires, as claimed by Fairfax". Crikey. Private Media. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Gina Rinehart tops Forbes Australia Rich List with $21.5b". The Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  14. ^ Froelicher, Christian (23 January 2018). "Rich and counting: Australia's 33 billionaires". SBS World News. Australia. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  15. ^ Stensholt, John, ed. (25 May 2018). "2018 AFR Rich List: Who are Australia's richest people?". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  16. ^ Bailey, Michael (30 May 2019). "Australia's 200 richest people revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  17. ^ Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (30 October 2020). "The full list: Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  18. ^ Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (27 May 2021). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  19. ^ Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (26 May 2023). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 6 June 2023.