About Nathan Kirsh
- The bulk of Nathan "Natie" Kirsh's fortune comes from U.S.-based Jetro Holdings, which owns restaurant supply stores Jetro Cash and Carry and Restaurant Depot.
- Kirsh owns 70% of the company, which supplies wholesale goods to bodegas, small stores and restaurants in the United States.
- Kirsh made his first fortune in his native Swaziland, where he launched a corn milling business in 1958.
- He expanded into wholesale food distribution in apartheid South Africa, and then into supermarkets and commercial property development.
Wealth History
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Personal Stats
- Age
- 92
- Source of Wealth
- Retail, real estate, Self Made
- Residence
- Ezulwini, Eswatini (Swaziland)
- Citizenship
- Eswatini (Swaziland)
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 3
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Witwatersrand
Did you know
Kirsh owns one of London's tallest skyscrapers, Tower 42, which is home to more than 50 international companies.
Kirsh's charitable efforts focus on Swaziland, where he has supplied more than 12,000 people with starter capital for small businesses.
In Their Own Words
You can't take money with you. And if you can't do good things with it, you're a bloody fool.
Nathan Kirsh
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