Michał Sołowow
Polish businessman and rally driver (born 1962) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michał Sołowow (born 11 July 1962 in Kielce) is a Polish billionaire businessman and rally driver.[1] His industrial group has 18 production plants in 8 countries and sells products in more than 60 countries on six continents and has over 16,000 employees.[2]
Michał Sołowow | |
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Born | 11 July 1962 (1962-07-11) (age 61) Kielce, Poland |
Citizenship | Poland |
Education | Kielce University of Technology |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | One of the richest people in Poland |
Spouse | Married |
Children | 1 |
His wealth is estimated at approx. 15,509 bn złoty (in 2021) making him the wealthiest person in Poland[3] for fourth consecutive year (15,6 bn złoty in 2020,[4] 13,3 bn złoty in 2019,[5] and 11,41 bn złoty in 2018[6]). He was one of the biggest Polish stock exchange investors (by 2017 he delisted all his major companies[7] from Warsaw Stock Exchange[8]) but remains one of country's top private entrepreneurs and the largest Polish private investor abroad.[9] He is the sole shareholder of the following companies: Synthos (chemical industry), Cersanit (sanitary ceramics and tiles) and Barlinek (producer of floorboards). The three companies remain at the core of Sołowow's capital group and are his main assets.
In 2022, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$6.2 billion making him 411th wealthiest person in the world.[10]