Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak Explained

Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak
Nationality:Danish
Known For:Owner and chair of ECCO
Spouse:Dieter Kasprzak
Children:2: André and Anna
Parents:Karl Toosbuy

Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak (born 1957) is a Danish billionaire, the owner and chair of ECCO, the Danish shoe company which was founded by her father in 1963.

Early life

Hanni Toosbuy was born in 1957.[1] Her father, Karl Toosbuy, founded ECCO in 1963.[1]

Career

Kasprzak joined ECCO on completing her school education. When she was only 21, she complied with her father's request to work in quality control in India. "I spent more than a year there," she explained. "Learning at the factory level is possibly the best way to understand a business."[2] After India, she went to Germany but returned to Denmark in 1997 as ECCO chairman.

Since March 2014, she has also been a member of Sydbank's advisory board.[3]

In June 2018, according to Forbes, she had a net worth of $2.6 billion.[1]

Personal life

Toosbuy is married to Dieter Kasprzak, who has served as ECCO's president since 2004. Their son, André, is a golfer and their daughter, Anna, practices dressage.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site:
    1. 690 Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak
    . Forbes. June 3, 2018. September 28, 2020.
  2. Web site: Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak and Dieter Kasprzak. EY: Global Family Business Center of Excellence. 7 September 2015. 5 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160805184304/https://familybusiness.ey-vx.com/pdfs/36-41.pdf. dead.
  3. Web site: Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak . Bloomberg Businessweek. 7 September 2015.