Background
Troels Holch Povlsen was born in 1949 in Risskov, Aarhus. His father was a social inspector (socialinspektør).
Troels Holch Povlsen was born in 1949 in Risskov, Aarhus. His father was a social inspector (socialinspektør).
He eventually became its Chief Executive Officer and sole owner. According to Forbes, Anders Holch Povlsen has a Netto worth of $4.6 billion, as of January 2015. Troels Holch Povlsen is a director of Bestseller.
The Povlsen family interests are managed by the company Nine United, which has its headquarters in Horsens, Denmark.
He owns Lindencrone Mansion, a large historic building in central Copenhagen, which was the British Embassy from 1898-1980. In 1995, he bought Gyllingnæs Manor in Odder, south of Aarhus, a large estate established by an Englishman John Smith in 1801.
In London, he owns 16 Queen Anne"s Gate since 2006, as well as northern 34. Number. 16 is a Grade II* listed house that was the former home of John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, and of William Smith where there are commemorative blue plaques in both names.