Lawrence Stroll

Lawrence Stroll
Born Lawrence Sheldon Strulovitch
(1959-07-11) 11 July 1959
Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1]
Residence Geneva, Switzerland
Nationality Canadian
Occupation investor, race track owner
Known for Owner, Circuit Mont-Tremblant
Net worth US$2.4 billion (Forbes 2016)[2]
Spouse(s) Claire-Anne Stroll (née Callens)
Children Lance Stroll
Chloe Stroll

Lawrence Stroll (born Lawrence Sheldon Strulovitch; 11 July 1959)[3] is a Canadian investor, and collector of vintage Ferraris. On the Forbes 2016 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked #722 with a net worth of US$2.4 billion.[2]

Early life

He was born to a Jewish family[4] in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Leo Strulovitch.[3]

Career

Stroll invested in bringing Pierre Cardin fashionwear, and then Ralph Lauren clothing, to Canada. Along with Hong Kong investor Silas Chou, Stroll invested in clothing designer Tommy Hilfiger.[1] In the 2000s, Chou and Stroll invested in Asprey & Garrard.[1]

Stroll owns the Canadian race car circuit Circuit Mont-Tremblant in Quebec's Laurentian Mountains.[5]

Personal life

Stroll is married to Belgian-born Claire-Anne Stroll (née Callens), who runs a fashion business called Callens.[6] They have two children, and have residences in Geneva, Switzerland as well as on the island of Mustique, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[2] Their son Lance Stroll is a racing driver who competes in the 2017 Formula One season with Williams Martini Racing.[7] Their daughter is Chloe Stroll.[8][9]

Stroll has a large car collection which mostly consists of Ferraris from all ages from Ferrari 250 GTO to the latest LaFerrari, and owns the Ferrari dealership of Quebec. He also owns others cars such as McLaren, and Ford GT.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Who is Lawrence Stroll?". Montreal Gazette.
  2. 1 2 3 "The World's Billionaires (2016 ranking): #722 Lawrence Stroll". Forbes. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Billionaires: Lawrence Sheldon Strulovitch". Wealth-X. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jews of the Week: Lawrence and Lance Stroll". Jew of the Week. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Meet Canada's new Forbes billionaire, and his Ferraris". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Eva Friede (17 September 2015). "Callens: New sporty line is fit for a luxury lifestyle". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Williams Confirms Driver Line Up for the 2017 Season". Williams Martini Racing. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Quebec’s Lawrence Stroll newest member of Forbes’ billionaires list | Financial Post". Business.financialpost.com. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  9. ↑ Gould, Jennifer (22 September 2012). "Fashion moguls buy $50 million pads at One57, NYC’s tallest apartment building". New York Post. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Lawrence Stroll's car Collection (Canada) cars". Supercars.agent4stars.com. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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