Kroenke key facts
With Stan Kroenke having increased his stake in Arsenal to 62.89% as he closes in on a takeover of the club, skysports.com take a look at the American's back story.
Monday 11 April 2011 13:08, UK
Skysports.com take a look at the back story of the man attempting to complete a takeover at Arsenal.
With Stan Kroenke having increased his stake in Arsenal to 62.89% as he closes in on a takeover of the club, skysports.com take a look at the American's back story and discover where he made all his money. Change is in the air in North London and it's looking increasingly likely that it will be Kroenke who will be looking to implement his own blueprint for success at the Emirates. - Born in Columbia, Missouri in 1947, and a graduate of the University of Missouri. - Married to Ann Walton, part of the family which owns the Wal-Mart chain of shops. - Last year Kroenke became the majority owner of the St Louis Rams NFL franchise. Through his company KSE he also owns the Colorado Rapids Major League Soccer team, the Colorado Avalanche NHL side and NBA basketball team the Denver Nuggets. - Kroenke's worth is quoted at 2.9 billion US dollars (around £1.77billion) in the 2010 Forbes List. - Made his substantial fortune mainly through real estate and constructing shopping centres, retail, business and residential developments. - KSE owns the Pepsi Center, which is home to the Avalanche and the Nuggets and is also an entertainment venue staging music concerts, with Josh Groban and Taylor Swift two of the acts set to appear there this year. - KSE opened Dick's Sporting Goods Park in April 2007 as the home of the Rapids. As well as an 18,000-capacity venue for field sports which also seats 27,000 for concerts, the complex also includes 24 playing fields for youth and adult sports and 200 acres for retail development and wildlife conservation areas.
