Tom Persson

Tom Persson
Born	15 May 1985 (1985-05-15) (age 39)
Citizenship	Swedish
Education	Met Film School
Spouse	Sofia Strandman ​ (m. 2016)​
Parent(s)	Stefan Persson Pamela Collett
Relatives	Erling Persson (grandfather) Karl-Johan Persson (brother) Charlotte Söderström (sister) Lottie Tham (aunt)

Tom Stefan Persson (born 15 May 1985) is a Swedish billionaire businessman, who works in the film industry. He is an heir of the fashion company Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), which was founded by his grandfather Erling Persson in 1947.[1] On the Forbes 2019 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked #1300 with a net worth of US$1.9 billion.[1]

Early life

Tom Persson grew up in Djursholm as the youngest child of Stefan Persson and Pamela Persson, née Collett-Larson, and is the younger brother of Karl-Johan Persson and Charlotte Söderström.[2] Tom Persson attended and graduated from the Met Film School in London.[1]

Career

He works in the film industry[1] as a producer, producing two films in 2017.[3] Tom Persson's company CoMade started its operations in 2016 within film and media.

Personal life

In May 2016, he married his long-term girlfriend, Swedish-born Sofia Strandman, at the family estate in Ramsbury, England.[4][5]

References

1. "The World's Billionaires (2016 ranking): #722 Tom Persson". Forbes. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
2. HuldschinerText, Henrik (9 December 2021). "Dolda H&M-miljardärens roll i imperiet: "Bra känsla hur man hittar guldklimparna"". Dagens industri (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 April 2024.
3. "Tom Persson". IMDb.
4. "H&M-sonen gifte sig i hemlighet i privata byn". www.expressen.se.
5. Espeli, Hedda Fannemel (28 October 2017). "Slik er den steinrike H&M-familien: - Lever i skjul på den engelske landsbygda, og menger seg med ABBA og den svenske kongefamilien". dagbladet.no.