Lawrence Stroll | |
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Born |
Lawrence Sheldon Strulovitch 11 July 1959 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Residence | Geneva, Switzerland |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | investor, race track owner |
Known for | Owner, Circuit Mont-Tremblant |
Net worth | US$2.4 billion (Forbes 2016) |
Spouse(s) | Claire-Anne Stroll (née Callens) |
Children |
Lance Stroll Chloe Stroll |
Lawrence Stroll (born Lawrence Sheldon Strulovitch; 11 July 1959) is a Canadian investor, and collector of vintage Ferraris. On the Forbes 2016 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked #722 with a net worth of US$2.4 billion.
He was born to a Jewish family in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Leo Strulovitch.
Stroll invested in bringing Pierre Cardin fashionwear, and then Ralph Lauren clothing, to Canada. Along with Hong Kong investor Silas Chou, Stroll invested in clothing designer Tommy Hilfiger. In the 2000s, Chou and Stroll invested in Asprey & Garrard.
Stroll owns the Canadian race car circuit Circuit Mont-Tremblant in Quebec's Laurentian Mountains.
Stroll is married to Belgian-born Claire-Anne Stroll (née Callens), who runs a fashion business called Callens. They have two children, and have residences in Geneva, Switzerland as well as on the island of Mustique, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Their son Lance Stroll is a racing driver who competes in the 2017 Formula One season with Williams Martini Racing. Their daughter is Chloe Stroll.
Stroll has a large car collection which mostly consists of Ferraris from all ages from Ferrari 250 GTO to the latest LaFerrari, and owns the Ferrari dealership of Quebec. He also owns others cars such as McLaren, and Ford GT.