Manny Stul

Manny Stul (born 1948/49) is an Australian billionaire, and the CEO of Moose Toys, a company he took over in 2000, with sales subsequently increased by over 7,000%.^[3]

Manny Stul
Born	1948 or 1949 (age 75–76)[1] near Munich, Germany[2]
Nationality	Australian
Occupation(s)	Businessman; entrepreneur
Known for	Moose Toys
Spouse	Jacqui Tobias
Children	2

Background and career

Manny Stul was born in a refugee camp near Munich, Germany^[2] to Polish-Jewish parents who were both Holocaust survivors, and had fled Poland in 1949 due to Communist rule.^[4] Aged seven months he travelled with his family by sea to Australia, where they spent three years in a refugee camp in Northam, Western Australia, before moving to Perth, some 100 kilometres (62 mi) south.^[5][6]

At the age of fifteen Stul won a scholarship to an advanced school, although he later had the funding pulled. He subsequently dropped out of school.^[7]

Moose Toys is best known for its Shopkins and Mighty Beanz collectible plastic toys, which take inspiration from everyday grocery and department store items.^[8] In 2016, Stul became the first Australian to win the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year, at the age of 67, having already won EY's Australian Entrepreneur of the Year.^[9][10]

Personal life

Stul lives in Melbourne with his wife Jacqui Tobias; and has a step-son, Paul Solomon, who is his co-CEO.^[1]

Net worth

Year	Financial Review Rich List		Forbes Australia's 50 Richest
	Rank	Net worth (A$)	Rank	Net worth (US$)
2017[11][12][8][13][14]			27	$1.40 billion
2018[15]	40	$1.73 billion
2019[16]	51	$1.60 billion	33	$1.30 billion
2020[17][3]	119	$0.835 billion		$1.20 billion
2021[18]	69	$1.60 billion
2022	60	$2.00 billion
2023[19]	66	$2.00 billion

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