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Brian Hill

Net worth $2.6B

Fashion retailer · Canada

Born
Dec 17, 1960
Age
65
Source
Fashion retailer
Residence
Vancouver
Citizenship
Canada
Marital status
Married
Children
2
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Brian Hill is the founder of the Vancouver-based women's fashion retailer Aritzia, popular for its "everyday luxury" clothing.
  • The son of a Vancouver department store owner, Hill opened his Aritzia first store in 1984 at age 23. He took the company public in Toronto in 2016.
  • Today, Aritzia's around 130 "boutiques" across Canada and the U.S. generate nearly $2 billion in annual revenue.
  • Hill ran the company as CEO for 38 years before stepping down in 2022; he remains executive chair.
  • He owns around 16% of the company's stock.
  • Hill's father owned the Hill's of Kerrisdale, a department store in Vancouver, while his grandfather ran a dry goods store in the city.
  • Hill worked as a garbageman for three months before opening the first Aritzia in a Vancouver mall.

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