Thomas Meyer
ACTUAL TIME TOTAL ASSETS– as of 5/13/17
$ 1.3 B.
Swiss born Thomas Meyer is CEO of Spanish seller Desigual, which has more than 500 stores around the globe. He began the brand at age 25 in 1984 with a denim jacket produced from a patchwork of worn jeans that he developed. The first shop opened up in Ibiza in 1986. Meyer marketed a 10% in his company to French investment firm Eurazeo for nearly $400 million in 2014, yet took control of as Chief Executive Officer in 2015 on the heels of sales.
Thomas Meyer Net Worth: Thomas Meyer is a Swiss businessman who has a net worth of $1.9 billion. A newcomer to the billionaire rankings, Mr. Meyer rose to riches as founder of Desigual, a Spanish casual clothing retailer based in Barcelona, Spain. He was twenty years old when he launched the brand with a denim jacket created from a patchwork of worn blue jeans in 1984 and two years later he opened the first store in Ibiza. Ever since, the company has turned into a $960 million (revenue) business with 200 Desigual stores in cities like Barcelona, Amsterdam, Berlin, London, New York, Dubai, Lisbon, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, Paris, Rome, San Francisco, Singapore and Tokyo. However, Desigual’s designs can also be found in thousands of other stores around the world.
Source:
1. Forbes