Karl-Heinz Werner Toosbuy (23 February 1928 – 8 June 2004) was a Danish businessman, the founder and owner of ECCO, the Danish shoe company.
Karl Toosbuy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Karl-Heinz Werner Toosbuy 23 February 1928 Holte, Denmark |
| Died | 8 June 2004 (aged 76) |
| Known for | Owner and founder of ECCO |
| Spouse | Birte Toosbuy |
| Children | Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak |
Karl Toosbuy trained as a shoemaker and by his early 30s, was running a Copenhagen factory. In 1963, he moved with his wife Birte and daughter Hanni to Bredebro on the west coast of Denmark, just north of the German border. Toosbuy started ECCO in what had been an empty factory.[1]
He died on 8 June 2004.[2]
References
edit- ^ "ECCO.com". global.ecco.com. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- ^ "Karl Toosbuy dies - Leather International". leathermag.com. Retrieved 2016-09-10.