Rank #661
Hank Meijer & family
Net worth $6.3B
Supermarkets · United States
- Born
- Feb 15, 1952
- Age
- 74
- Source
- Supermarkets
- Residence
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 3
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Michigan
Net worth over time
Biography
- Hank Meijer owns Michigan-based grocery chain Meijer with his two brothers Doug and Mark.
- Meijer has 500 stores in the Midwest and estimated revenues of $22 billion.
- Hank and his brother served as co-CEOs from 1990 to 2017.
- All three brothers are on Meijer's board. Hank is executive chairman.
- His grandfather Henrik, a Dutch immigrant, started the company in 1934.
- Hank's son Peter Meijer, one of 10 Republicans to vote to impeach Donald Trump, lost his primary to seek re-election to Congress in August 2022.
- Meijer pioneered the idea of one-stop shopping, now the staple of competitors like Walmart.
- Over 700,00 people visit The Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan each year.