Christian Sinding

$1.15B

as of 08/18/26

About Christian Sinding

Christian Sinding is a private equity executive and former CEO of EQT, one of the world's largest PE firms.

He joined EQT in 1998 after working as a consultant at McKinsey & Company.

Sinding spent more than two decades helping build EQT into a global buyout powerhouse with investments across Europe, North America and Asia.

He became CEO in 2019, the same year EQT went public on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.

He stepped down as CEO in 2025, and was succeeded by fellow billionaire Per Franzén.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Norway

Source of wealth

Private equity

Residence

Zurich, Switzerland

Marital status

Married

Birth date

11/09/72 (age 53)

Self-made

self-made