Denmark’s richest man, billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen, loses three children in Sri Lanka blasts
- Holch Povlsen, whose holdings include the online retailer Asos, his wife Anne and their four children were on holiday at the time of the attacks
- Local officials say more than 30 foreign tourists from at least 11 countries were among the nearly 300 who died in the blasts
Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen lost three of his four children in the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka, a spokesman for his clothing retail group Bestseller said on Monday.
Danish media have reported that Holch Povlsen, his wife Anne and their four children were in Sri Lanka on holiday when the attacks struck churches and luxury hotels, killing nearly 300 people.
“I can confirm that three children have been killed,” Jesper Stubkier, the communications manager for Bestseller, said in a statement.
“We ask you to respect the privacy of the family and we therefore have no further comments.”
Considered Denmark’s richest man, Holch Povlsen, 46, is the main shareholder in the online fashion retailer Asos as well as the owner of Bestseller.
He inherited Bestseller from his parents, who founded the firm in 1975.