Bruno Steinhoff | |
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Born | November 1937 (age 86) German |
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Founder of Steinhoff International |
Children | 2 |
Bruno Ewald Steinhoff (born November 1937) is a German billionaire businessman, the founder of Steinhoff International, a South African-based international retail holding company, and its executive chairman until September 2008. He is now a non-executive director, and a member of the supervisory board. [1]
Bruno Steinhoff was born in November 1937. [2]
Steinhoff started his career in furniture in 1964 in Westerstede, Germany. [3] He started by sourcing furniture from Eastern Europe and selling it in Western Europe, and began manufacturing in 1989. [4]
Steinhoff International is Europe's second largest furniture retailer, after Ikea. [5]
Steinhoff lives in Johannesburg, South Africa. [5]
His daughter Angela Krüger-Steinhoff is a member of the supervisory board of Steinhoff International. [1]