- Category:
- Richest Business › CEOs
- Net Worth:
- $4 Billion
- Birthdate:
- 1941 (83 years old)
- Birthplace:
- Stockholm
- Gender:
- Male
What is Bertil Hult's Net Worth?
Bertil Hult is a Swedish businessman who has a net worth of $4 billion. Bertil Hult is the founder of the educational and language school company, EF Education First. Under his guidance, it has turned into a multi-billion dollar corporation with more than 35,000 employees across 54 countries. It was in 1971, when he moved from Sweden to Germany, while six years later he set up EF's head office in Lucerne, Switzerland, where he currently resides. Hult was the CEO of the company until 2002, and then served as its Chairman until 2008.
Nowadays, the semi-retired businessman left the bulk of the responsibilities to his two oldest sons, Philip Hult and Alex Hult, who now hold the co-CEOs positions in the company. Whereas, his third son Edward Hult serves as the CEO of EF Educational Tours. Apart from doing business, Hult makes annual donations to a Swedish school, based on innovative support for dyslexia education. Thanks to his engagements in education, Hult International Business School is named after him. An avid sailor, Bertil Hult is married and a father of four.
