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American billionaire heiress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anne Gittinger is an American billionaire heiress, the granddaughter of John W. Nordstrom, the co-founder of the Nordstrom department store chain.[2]
Anne Gittinger | |
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Born | Anne Nordstrom 1930 or 1931 (age 93–94)[1] |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Washington |
Known for | Owner of 11% of Nordstrom |
Spouse(s) | D. Wayne Gittinger (1933–2014) |
Children | 2 |
Parent | Everett Nordstrom |
Relatives | John W. Nordstrom (grandfather) Bruce Nordstrom (brother) |
She is the granddaughter of the co-founder of the Nordstrom department store chain, John W. Nordstrom, and the sister of Bruce Nordstrom, the company's former chairman and CEO.[1] She has a degree from the University of Washington.[3][4]
Gittinger is Nordstorm's largest shareholder after her brother Bruce Nordstrom.[5]
She was married to D. Wayne Gittinger (1933–2014), a pitcher on the Husky baseball team from Kellogg, Idaho. After graduating from UW in 1954 and its law school in 1957, he was a partner in the Seattle law firm Lane Powell and a former Nordstrom director.[3][4][6][7] They had two children, and lived in Seattle.[1]
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