Antonia Ax:son Johnson

{{Short description|Swedish businesswoman, billionaire (born 1943)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|09|06|df=yes}}

| birth_place = New York City, U.S.

| parents = Axel Ax:son Johnson (junior)
Antonia de Souza

| occupation = Axel Johnson Heiress

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| children = 4

| nationality = Swedish

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Antonia Margaret Ax:son Johnson{{efn|Ax:son is an abbreviation of Axelsson.}} {{post-nominals|post-noms=KmstkVO}} ({{IPA|sv|anˈtǒːnɪa ˈâksɛlˌsɔn ˈjǔːnsɔn|lang}}; born 1943) is the fourth-generation head of the family company Axel Johnson AB, founded by her great-grandfather in 1873. In 1982 she succeeded her father as chairman of the board for Axel Johnson AB,[http://www.axeljohnson.se/ Axel Johnson]. Sweden, and Axel Johnson Inc., Stamford, U.S.

According to Forbes Johnson was the third richest Swedish billionaire in 2013. As of April 2024 Forbes reported her net worth as $10.2B.[https://www.forbes.com/profile/antonia-axson-johnson/?list=billionaires Forbes World's Billionaires List]

The colon in Ax:son indicates a contraction in the Swedish style. The full name is Axelson.

Education

Antonia Ax:son Johnson attended Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as an exchange student, and she holds a master's degree in psychology and economics from the Stockholm University. She has been awarded the honorary degree of doctor of civil law from Bishop's University, Quebec, Canada, as well as a doctor of humane letters from Middlebury College of Vermont. She also studied in Ibero in Mexico City.

Wealth

Antonia Ax:son Johnson has a net worth of US$10.2 billion, largely inherited and still growing. The Axel Johnson Group is said to be worth in excess of US$11 billion{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}.

Distinctions

{{flag|Sweden}}: 50x50px Commander Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Vasa, 21 March 2024{{cite web | title=Ordnar till tretton exceptionella svenskar | website=Kungl. Maj:ts Orden | url=https://kungligmajestatsorden.se/nyhetsarkiv/nyheter/2024-03-21-ordnar-till-tretton-exceptionella-svenskar | language=sv | access-date=2024-03-21}}