Ingvar Kamprad According to an article in the Swedish business weekly "Veckans Affärer" in 2004, Kamprad was one of the world's wealthiest people. This report was based on the assumption that he owned the entire company, an approach both IKEA and the Kamprad family rejected. Kamprad retained little direct ownership in the company, having transferred his interest to Stichting INGKA Foundation and INGKA Holding as part of a complex tax sheltering scheme that leaves his actual degree of control vague. In March 2010, "Forbes" magazine estimated Kamprad's fortune at US$23 billion, making him the eleventh richest person in the world. A year
Forever Living Products Forever Living Products Forever Living Products International, Inc. (FLPI) is an American privately-held multi-level marketing (MLM) company based in Scottsdale, Arizona, which manufactures and markets aloe vera-based drinks and bee-derived cosmetics, dietary supplements, and personal care products. The company was founded in 1978 by CEO Rex Maughan. After acquiring the company Aloe Vera of America by the 1990s, In 2010, the company reported having over 4,000 employees, a network of 9.3 million distributors, and revenue of $1.7 billion. Forever Living was founded in 1978 in Tempe, Arizona by Carl Jensen and Rex Maughan. By the 1990s, Maughan had purchased the