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'''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.<ref name="steinhoffinternational1">{{cite web|url=http://www.steinhoffinternational.com/02-our-group-management-board-of-directors2.php |title=Our Group &#124; Management &#124; Board of directors |publisher=Steinhoff International |date= |accessdate=2017-05-30}}</ref>
'''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.<ref name="steinhoffinternational1">{{cite web |url=http://www.steinhoffinternational.com/02-our-group-management-board-of-directors2.php |title=Our Group {{pipe}} Management {{pipe}} Board of directors |publisher=Steinhoff International |date= |accessdate=30 May 2017 |archive-date=30 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230080857/http://www.steinhoffinternational.com/02-our-group-management-board-of-directors2.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Bruno Steinhoff was born in November 1937.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/FYLMx2xZkr6H53pw206E1lxvcIQ/appointments |title=Bruno STEINHOFF - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House) |publisher=Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=2017-05-30}}</ref>
Bruno Steinhoff was born in November 1937.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/FYLMx2xZkr6H53pw206E1lxvcIQ/appointments |title=Bruno STEINHOFF - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House) |publisher=Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=30 May 2017}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Steinhoff started his career in furniture in 1964 in Westerstede, Germany.<ref>{{cite web|author=Bruno Steinhoff &#8211; Steinhoff International Holdings |url=http://saentrepreneurs.co.za/bruno-steinhoff-steinhoff-international-holdings/ |title=Bruno Steinhoff - Steinhoff International Holdings |publisher=SA Entrepreneurs |date= |accessdate=2017-05-30}}</ref>
Steinhoff started his career in furniture in 1964 in [[Westerstede]], Germany.<ref>{{cite web|author=Bruno Steinhoff – Steinhoff International Holdings |url=http://saentrepreneurs.co.za/bruno-steinhoff-steinhoff-international-holdings/ |title=Bruno Steinhoff - Steinhoff International Holdings |publisher=SA Entrepreneurs |date= |accessdate=30 May 2017}}</ref> He started by sourcing furniture from Eastern Europe and selling it in Western Europe, and began manufacturing in 1989.<ref name="timeslive">{{cite web|url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/sundaytimes/businesstimes/2015/05/24/Seat-at-top-table-for-Steinhoff-after-years-out-in-the-cold1|website=timeslive.co.za|title=TimesLIVE|accessdate=2 August 2017}}</ref>


Steinhoff International is Europe's second largest furniture retailer, after [[Ikea]].<ref name="forbes1"/>
Steinhoff International is Europe's second largest furniture retailer, after [[Ikea]].<ref name="forbes1">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/bruno-steinhoff/ |title=Bruno Steinhoff |work=Forbes.com |accessdate=30 May 2017}}</ref>


==Personal life==
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Revision as of 05:36, 2 October 2022

Bruno Steinhoff
BornNovember 1937 (age 86–87)
German
NationalityGerman
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder of Steinhoff International
Children2

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]

Early life

Bruno Steinhoff was born in November 1937.[2]

Career

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]

Personal life

Steinhoff lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.[5]

His daughter Angela Krüger-Steinhoff is a member of the supervisory board of Steinhoff International.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Our Group | Management | Board of directors". Steinhoff International. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Bruno STEINHOFF - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  3. ^ Bruno Steinhoff – Steinhoff International Holdings. "Bruno Steinhoff - Steinhoff International Holdings". SA Entrepreneurs. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  4. ^ "TimesLIVE". timeslive.co.za. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Bruno Steinhoff". Forbes.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.


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