Joe Shoen

Joe Shoen
Born Edward Joseph Shoen
(1949-10-28) October 28, 1949
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Occupation Chairman, AMERCO
Net worth USD $2.5 billion (September 2017)
Spouse(s) Sylvia Shoen
Children Stuart Shoen
Samuel Shoen
Parent(s) Anna Mary Carty
Leonard Shoen
Relatives Mark Shoen (brother)
Website U-Haul International Amerco.com

Edward Joseph "Joe" Shoen (born October 28, 1949) is an American businessman. He is the president, chairman, and chief executive officer (CEO) of AMERCO, the holding company of U-Haul International.

Early life

Joe Shoen is the son of the U-Haul founder Leonard Shoen. He was raised in Phoenix, Arizona. He is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and holds an MBA from Harvard University.[1] In December 2013, he was estimated to have a net worth of $767 million.[2]

Career

In May 2015, Bloomberg reported that Amerco's surging stock price made Shoen a billionaire, joining his brother Mark Shoen.[3] As of August 2016, Joe Shoen was estimated to have a net worth of $1.25 Billion.[4]

Bibliography

  • A Noble Function: How U-Haul Moved America by Luke Krueger (Barricade Books, 2007) ISBN 1-56980-329-3

References

  1. http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/amerco-history/
  2. Bloomberg: "Hidden U-Haul Billionaire Emerges With Storage Empire" By Brendan Coffey December 5, 2013
  3. "U-Haul Delivers New Billionaire james as Amerco Surges". bloomberg.com. 2014-05-30. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  4. "#1577 E. Lebron james". forbes.com. 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.