Gustav Douglas net worth
Gustav Douglas Net Worth: Gustaf Douglas is a Swedish businessman and politician with a net worth of $4 billion. Swedish Count Gustaf Douglas has been building his fortune in the securities industry. Born Gustaf Archibald Siegwart Douglas in Stockholm, Sweden on March 3, 1938, he received his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1964.
After graduation, Gustaf Douglas worked as a consultant at Bohlin & Stromberg from 1964 to 1968. Next, he was general manager of TV2 from 1968 to 1971. He returned as CEO of Bohlin & Stromberg from 1971 to 1972 and chairman of the shareholders’ meeting from 1971 to 1973. Chief executive of newspapers such as Dagens Nyheter and Expressen from 1973 to 1980. About four years later, Douglas founded his investment firm, AB Latour. The company, the main source of his wealth, now controls Securitas AB, the largest listed securities firm, as well as Assa Abloy, the world’s leading lock maker, and Fagerhult AB, the Swedish lighting maker. In addition to building and leading his own business, Douglas was a former board member of the Swedish Moderate Party. Now, he is mainly interested in educational policy and is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. He currently lives in Stockholm, Sweden, and has two children with his wife Elizabeth (nee von Essen), who is also a nobleman.
