Ingvar Kamprad

Ingvar Kamprad
Kamprad holding a microphone
Kamprad in 2010
Born(1926-03-30)30 March 1926
Pjätteryd, Sweden
Died27 January 2018(2018-01-27) (aged 91)
Älmhult, Sweden
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder of IKEA
Spouses
  • Kerstin Wadling
    (m. 1950; div. 1960)
  • Margaretha Stennert
    (m. 1963; died 2011)
    [1]
Children4[2]
Signature

Feodor Ingvar Kamprad (Swedish: [ˈɪ̌ŋːvar ˈkǎmːprad] ; 30 March 1926 – 27 January 2018) was a Swedish billionaire business magnate best known for founding IKEA, a multinational retail company specialising in furniture. He lived in Switzerland from 1976 to 2014.

  1. ^ "Ingvar Kamprad, founder of IKEA", sweden.se; accessed 28 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Forbes profile: Ingvar Kamprad & family". Forbes.