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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References

1. "How Manny Stul overcame disaster to save Moose Toys". Australian Financial Review. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
2. Hall, Carrie (30 July 2019). "From toy of the year, to near bankruptcy, to rebounding as a top global toy company, Moose Toys founder Manny Stul is driven to succeed". LinkedIn. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
3. "Forbes profile: Manny Stul". Forbes. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
4. "How Manny Still created the Moose Toys empire". The Australian. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
5. Baker, Megan (19 October 2016). "AIB Featured Business Leader - Manny Stul | AIB Official Blog". Aib.edu.au. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
6. Burn-Callander, Rebecca (13 June 2016). "You should be using wealth for good, elite entrepreneurs told". The Telegraph. United Kingdom. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
7. "How Manny Stul overcame disaster to save Moose Toys". Financial Review. Australia. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
8. "Australia's Richest 2017: Country's Wealthiest Continue Mining For Dollars". Forbes Asia. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
9. "Shopkins success: Toy retailer Manny Stul wins EY global entrepreneurship award". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
10. Taylor, Charlie (7 June 2017). "Monaco to roll out red carpet for world's brightest entrepreneurs". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
11. Stensholt, John, ed. (25 May 2017). "Financial Review Rich List 2017". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
12. Mayne, Stephen (26 May 2017). "Mayne's take: The top 25 Australian billionaires, as claimed by Fairfax". Crikey. Private Media. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
13. "Gina Rinehart tops Forbes Australia Rich List with $21.5b". The Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
14. Froelicher, Christian (23 January 2018). "Rich and counting: Australia's 33 billionaires". SBS World News. Australia. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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16. Bailey, Michael (30 May 2019). "Australia's 200 richest people revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
17. Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (30 October 2020). "The full list: Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
18. Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (27 May 2021). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
19. Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (26 May 2023). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 6 June 2023.