Stein Erik Hagen
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Stein Erik Hagen Net Worth

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Stein Erik Hagen is a Norwegian businessman born in Oslo in 1956. In 2014, he appointed his daughter Caroline Marie Hagen Kjos to take over his family's investment company Canica AS, while still retaining a seat on the board and 70% of the voting shares. Hagen is also the founder of discount supermarket Rimi, which merged with Dutch retailer Ahold in 2007, and he now has various investments across Scandinavia. He is chairman of consumer goods manufacturer Orkla ASA and owns hardware store chain Jernia. In 2014, he donated $16 million to found the Norwegian Prostate Cancer Institute to research the disease, which he has been diagnosed with and has sought treatment for in the U.S.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day July 22, 1956
Birth Place Oslo, Norway, Norway
Age 67 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Leo
Residence Oslo, Norway
Alma mater BI Norwegian Business School
Occupation Chairman, Orkla
Children 4

💰 Net worth: $2.1 Billion (2024)

Stein Erik Hagen, widely recognized as a prominent figure in the fashion and retail industry in Norway, is expected to possess a staggering net worth of $2.1 billion by 2024. With his incredible entrepreneurial skills and business acumen, Hagen has made a significant impact on the fashion and retail landscape in his native country. As founder and owner of a number of successful retail companies, he has played an instrumental role in shaping the industry, not only offering trendy and fashionable clothing, but also continuously innovating and improving the overall retail experience. With his wealth and influence, Hagen continues to contribute to the growth and development of the fashion and retail sector in Norway.

2009 $3.1 Billion
2010 $3.5 Billion
2011 $3.8 Billion
2012 $2.7 Billion
2013 $4 Billion
2014 $5 Billion
2015 $4.7 Billion
2016 $2.1 Billion
2017 $2.3 Billion
2018 $2.6 Billion

Biography/Timeline

1970

Hagen is educated at Kjøpmannsinsituttet (now part of the BI Norwegian Business School). He founded the RIMI discount store chain along with his Father in the 1970s, and retained ownership until the 2000s, when he sold to Swedish ICA and Ahold. Most of the money was ploughed into Orkla. Hagen reportedly owns one of the biggest sailboats in Europe and used to own his own island in the Caribbean.

2004

Stein Erik Hagen has three children from his first marriage, and a son from a later relationship. In 2004 he married Mille-Marie Treschow, the couple announced in 2012 that they were separating.

2005

He provided financial support to the Liberal Party in the 2005 Norwegian election and to the Liberal Party, Christian Democratic Party, Conservative Party and Progress Party in 2006.

2015

In October 2015, Hagen came out on the Norwegian-Swedish talk show Skavlan. Later the same day he added that he was bisexual, and that his ex-wives and family have known about his sexuality for many years.

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