Antonia Ax:son Johnson
Stockholm, Sweden
Master of Arts, University of Stockholm
Sweden
diversified
$5,800,000,000
325
#325 Billionaires 2019
Antonia Ax:son Johnson is the fourth generation member of her family to own conglomerate Axel Johnson.Ax:son Johnson succeeded her father as head of the privately held, diversified trading company in 1982. She stepped down as chairman in March 2015 and handed the reins over to her daughter, Caroline Berg.She still has a seat on the board, and most of the ownership.Founded by her great-grandfather in 1873, the conglomerate now has interests in energy, real estate, industrial products and grocery store chains.
Ax:son Johnson went to Radcliffe College in Cambridge, MA as an exchange student in the early 1960s.Ax:son Johnson is an avid equestrian and breeder, and is the owner of Olympics-competing horses.
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