Anne Gittinger

Anne Gittinger
Born
Anne Nordstrom

1930 or 1931 (age 93–94)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Washington
Known forOwner of 11% of Nordstrom
Spouse(s)D. Wayne Gittinger
(1933–2014)
Children2
ParentEverett Nordstrom
RelativesJohn W. Nordstrom (grandfather)
Bruce Nordstrom (brother)

Anne Gittinger is an American billionaire heiress, the granddaughter of John W. Nordstrom, the co-founder of the Nordstrom department store chain.[2]

Early life

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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]

Career

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Gittinger is Nordstorm's largest shareholder after her brother Bruce Nordstrom.[5]

As of April 2021, she had a net worth of $1.1 billion.[1]

Personal life

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Anne Gittinger". Forbes. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  2. ^ Coffey, Brendan (November 20, 2012). "Nordstrom's success creates a new billionaire". Chicago Tribune. Bloomberg News. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Coffey, Brendan (November 12, 2012). "New Nordstrom Billionaire Emerges as Retail Shares Surge". bloomberg. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "D. Wayne Gittinger, 1933-2014". Columns (University of Washington alumni magazine). June 2014. p. 47. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015.
  5. ^ "Where are the women of Nordstrom? One is a billionaire". MyNorthwest.com. November 13, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "Obituary: D. Wayne Gittinger". Seattle Times. March 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  7. ^ "In Memoriam: D. Wayne Gittinger". Lane Powell PC. March 13, 2014. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
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