Melker Schorling & family
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Melker Schorling & family

Sweden 79 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Investments
Residence
Education
Gothenburg University (Master of Business Administration)
Children
2

Assets

  • AAK AB
    73,181,000 shares @ -
    -
    AAK-SE
  • Assa Abloy AB
    31,634,000 shares @ -
    -
    ASSA.B-SE
  • Hexagon AB
    535,574,000 shares @ -
    -
    HEXA.B-SE
  • HEXPOL AB
    79,475,000 shares @ -
    -
    HPOL.B-SE
  • Loomis AB
    0 shares @ -
    -
    LOOMIS-SE
  • Securitas AB
    23,806,000 shares @ -
    -
    SECU.B-SE

Biography

Melker Sch?rling laid the foundation for his wealth when he accepted the CEO role of troubled security-giant Securitas in 1987.

A little more than a decade later, he set up Melker Sch?rling AB as a holding company for his investments.

The company holds stakes in precision-measuring tool maker Hexagon and lock manufacturer Assa Abloy.

Citing health reasons, Sch?rling left all positions in the company in 2017, and has been replaced by his daughters Sofia and M?rta.

Soon after he stepped down, the family, together with H&M billionaire Stefan Persson, took the company private.

About

Sch?rling owns historic manor Edeby South of Stockholm, and is one of Sweden's largest landowners.

Fellow billionaire Gustaf Douglas was the one who courted Sch?rling to take over the CEO role of Securitas.