Karl Toosbuy

Danish businessman (1928-2004)

Karl-Heinz Werner Toosbuy (23 February 1928 – 8 June 2004) was a Danish businessman, the founder and owner of ECCO, the Danish shoe company.2

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Born Feb 23, 1928, died Jun 8, 2004.1

About

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.

He died on 8 June 2004.

From Wikipedia’s article on Karl Toosbuy, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Career

Occupation: businessperson.4

  • Date not recordedFounded ECCO3

Personal life

  • BornFeb 23, 1928, Holte5
  • CitizenshipKingdom of Denmark6

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