Top 10 Richest People in Europe 2011



Europe is the gathering place of the billionaires with total assets reaching $ 1 trillion. I would not linger, please read by yourself, here are top 10 Europe rich list.

1. Bernard Arnault : France, $27.5 billion, LVMH

Bernard Arnault

Bernard Arnault grab the title of richest European for first time as shares of his luxury goods outfit LVMH. He is maker of Louis Vuitton, Moet & Chandon, surge 57%. Bernard Arnault have French tour operator Go Voyages, yacht builder Royal Van Lent and has a stake in French retailer Carrefour.

2. Amancio Ortega : Spain, $25 billion, Zara

Amancio Ortega

Amancio Ortega lords over Inditex. He also have a fashion firm, which operates under several brand names and that is including Zara, Massimo Dutti and Stradivarius. He has 4,500 stores in 73 countries and including new spots in Mexico and Syria.

3. Karl Albrecht : Germany, $23.5 billion, Aldi

Karl Albrecht

Karl Albrecht is the owner of supermarket giant Aldi Sud, one of Germany’s (and Europe’s) dominant grocers. He Has 1,000 stores in U.S. across 29 states. Actually, estimated sales is $37 billion. He have plans to open New York store this year.

4. Ingvar Kamprad & family : Sweden, $23 billion. Ikea

Ingvar Kamprad

Reputation of Ikea still under fire. In Russia, the company fired two top managers for allowing bribes to a power supplier. In France, firm is facing an extended worker’s strike. A former managing director has published a book about exposing questionable ethics.

5. Stefan Persson : Sweden, $22.4 billion, Hennes & Mauritz

Stefan Persson

Stefan Persson is chairman of Hennes & Mauritz (H&M). He is promoted son, Karl-Johan, 34, to chief executive in July. He is great retailer who know for bringing on big names, like Karl Lagerfeld, Stella McCartney which to design affordable collections for its 1,900 stores.

6. Liliane Bettencourt : France, $20 billion, L’Oreal

Liliane Bettencourt

The L’Oreal Company founded by her father and 100th birthday in 2009. She continued his father’s company and get big success. She has a net worth about $20 billion.

7. Michael Otto & family : Germany, $18.7 billion, Retail

Michael Otto

He have the world’s second biggest Internet retailer after Amazon. His father started out with a 14-page shoe catalog in 1949. Michael joined and continued in 1971, expanded operations overseas and moved company into Internet sales.

8. Michele Ferrero & family Italy, $17 billion, Chocolates

Michele Ferrero

Michele Ferrero is the richest man in Italy who have privately held Ferrero, chocolatier that makes such brands as Ferrero Rocher, Nutella, Tic Tac and Kinder Eggs.

9. Theo Albrecht : Germany, $16.7 billion, Aldi, Trader Joe’s

Theo Albrecht

Theo Albrecht is the owner of discount supermarket group Aldi Nord with estimated sales of $34 billion. He still a sector leader, but lost ground this year as flat sales and he have a strong rivals in some of its European markets pushed down profits.

10. Vladimir Lisin : Russia, $15.8 billion, Steel

Vladimir Lisin

For the last, we have Vladimir Lisin. The richest man from Rusia. His first job was as a mechanic in a coal mine. After college in Siberia, he got a job as steelworker. But now, he is owner of a steel company.

That is 10 success man and richest people in europe. We must learh from their experiences.

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