John Van Lieshout
John Van Lieshout | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Property developer |
| Children | 3 |
John Van Lieshout (born 1946) is an Australian billionaire, the founder and former owner of the Super A-Mart furniture store chain.[3]
Early life
He was born in the Netherlands in 1946.[4] He is one of 13 children of Karel, a plasterer and his wife Anna Van Lieshout, who emigrated to Brisbane's Wacol Migrant Camp in 1960.[5]
Van Lieshout has a high school diploma.[3]
Career
Van Lieshout is the founder and former owner of the Super A-Mart furniture store chain.[3] He sold Super A-Mart in 2006 for $500 million, and moved into property development.[6] Through his Unison Projects Group, he has acquired 600 housing blocks and 200 townhouses in the Brisbane area.[6]
Other members of the family have founded businesses, and they are known in Australia as the "kings and queens of furniture", having founded chains including Empire Office Furniture, Super A-Mart, BW Coles, Chevron and the Woolstore.[5]
In 2014 he was named as the richest person in Queensland.[7]
Personal life
He is married, with three children, and lives in Brisbane, Queensland.[3]
References
- ^ Bailey, Michael (30 May 2019). "Australia's 200 richest people revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "2019 Australia's 50 Richest". Forbes Asia. January 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d "John Van Lieshout". Forbes.com. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "John Andrew van Lieshout | Wealth-X". Ledburyresearch.com. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Couriermail.com.au | Subscribe to The Courier Mail for exclusive stories". www.couriermail.com.au.
- ^ a b "John Van Lieshout's house and land foray paying off". The Australian. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ Passmore, Daryl (13 September 2014). "The Sunday Mail Queensland's Top 150 Rich List: John Van Lieshout is new No. 1". The Sunday Mail. Queensland. Retrieved 30 September 2019.