Who is Jurgen Friedrich?
Jurgen Friedrich is Non-executive director and shareholder at Esprit Holdings. He was born in Germany. He is married to Anke Beck.
Esprit is an international fashion brand founded in 1968 by Susie Russell and her then-husband, Douglas Tompkins.
Jürgen Friedrich, founded Esprit’s European operations in 1976. When Susie Russell and Douglas Tompkins divorced in 1989, Mr. Tompkins sold his shares in 1990 to Mr. Friedrich.
Friedrich currently still owns 45 million shares in Esprit.
Esprit
Esprit’s collections are available in around 40 countries worldwide, in 890 directly managed retail stores and through over 7,500 wholesale points of sales.
Esprit markets its products under two brands, namely the esprit brand and the EDC brand. Esprit is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange since 1993.
Jurgen Friedrich Net Worth
In 2008 Forbes estimated his net worth at US$ 1 billion. Friedrich is an active philanthropist trough is JAF Foundation.
Resources
https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires-JurgenFriedrich
http://www.llnyc.com/former-esprit-executive-lists-suite-at-the-plaza
http://www.esprit.com/
http://www.bilanz.ch/300-Reichste-live