Susan Carol Holland (born 27 May 1956) is an Italian-British billionaire businesswoman, and the chairman of Amplifon, an Italian hearing aid retailer founded by in Milan in 1950 by her father Algernon Charles Holland.

Susan Carol Holland
Born27 May 1956[1]
NationalityBritish and Italian
EducationKeele University
TitleChairman, Amplifon
ParentAlgernon Charles Holland

Early life edit

Holland earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and sociology from Keele University, followed by a diploma in Logopaedia from the Universita degli Studi di Milano.[2][3]

Career edit

From 1982, she worked as a speech therapist in Milan.[3]

In 1988, she became a director of Amplifon SpA, and in 1993, non-executive vice-chair.[3]

She owns 44.9% of Amplifon through her family's holding company.[4]

In August 2018, Bloomberg estimated her net worth at US$2.3 billion.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Curriculum Vitae: Susan Carol Holland". Amplifon. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  2. ^ "AMFPF Company Profile & Executives - Amplifon S.p.A. - Wall Street Journal". quotes.wsj.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Editorial, Reuters. "${Instrument_CompanyName} ${Instrument_Ric} People - Reuters.com". U.S. Retrieved 18 September 2018. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "New billionaires show that hearing aids are a sound investment". theedgemarkets.com. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  5. ^ Benjamin Stupples (24 August 2018). "The Sound of Money: Demand for Hearing Aids Creates Billionaires". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 14 September 2018.