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Olav Thon (born June 29, 1923 in Hallingdal) is a Norwegian real estate developer
and listed by Forbes List
of Billionaires as the 368th richest person in the world in
2008.[1] His
2005 reported income was NOK 1.2B (US $179M), the highest in
Norway.[2] He
lives just outside Oslo, in
Sollihøgda, Hole
municipality. His company owns 360 properties in Norway and 18
abroad, including shopping malls, office buildings, retail stores
and hotels. His principal holdings are the private companies
Stormgård AS and Thongård AS, in addition to a major stake in the
publicly traded company Olav Thon Eiendomsselskap ASA.[3]
In an article in the Norwegian newspaper DN on September 10,
2008, Olav Thon's solicitor, John Christian Elden, announced that
Olav Thon intentends to give away his entire fortune. Thon's
portfolio which has an estimated value of approximately NOK 21
billion, will eventually be placed in a trust named after Thon, and
will according to Elden, be spent on future generations.[4]
References
- ^
Kroll, Luisa (2008-03-05). "The World's Billionaires:
#368 Olav Thon". Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_Olav-Thon_P82A.html. Retrieved
2008-09-10.
- ^
Tobacco heir emerges as
Norway’s wealthiest, Aftenposten, October 19, 2006.
- ^
Kroll, Luisa, and Fass, Allison,"The World's Billionaires:
#428 Olav Thon", Forbes, March 9, 2006.
- ^
Thon set to give away his
fortune,The Norway Mail, September 10, 2008.
In an article in the Swedish newspaper DN on September 10, 2008,
Olav Thon's solicitor, John Christian Elden
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