In regards to the international clothing brand founded in 1949 in New Haven, Connecticut, who was a former businessman who passed in 2016?
Eliot Gant Elliot Gant (March 21, 1926 – March 12, 2016) was an American garment businessman, and an executive for the retailer Gant.
Karl-Johan Persson Karl-Johan Erling Göran Persson (born 23 March 1975) is a Swedish billionaire businessman, the chief executive officer (CEO) and president of the fashion company Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), which was founded by his grandfather Erling Persson. As of April 2017, according to "Forbes", he has a net worth of US$1.93 billion.