Karl-Heinz Werner Toosbuy (23 February 1928 – 8 June 2004) was a Danish businessman, the founder and owner of ECCO, the Danish shoe company.

Karl Toosbuy
Born
Karl-Heinz Werner Toosbuy

(1928-02-23)23 February 1928
Holte, Denmark
Died8 June 2004(2004-06-08) (aged 76)
Known forOwner and founder of ECCO
SpouseBirte Toosbuy
ChildrenHanni Toosbuy Kasprzak

Karl Toosbuy trained as a shoemaker and by his early 30s, was running a Copenhagen factory. In 1963, he moved with his wife Birte and daughter Hanni to Bredebro on the west coast of Denmark, just north of the German border. Toosbuy started ECCO in what had been an empty factory.[1]

He died on 8 June 2004.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "ECCO.com". global.ecco.com. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  2. ^ "Karl Toosbuy dies - Leather International". leathermag.com. Retrieved 2016-09-10.