[3] In 1979, he joined Meijer, rising to co-chairman and CEO.

[3] According to Forbes, Hank and Doug Meijer have a joint net worth of $7.8 billion, as of June 2015.

[2] He has three children from his first marriage, and is now married to Liesel Litzenburger, a writer and novelist.

[5] In 2015, his daughter's British ex-husband was jailed for 12 years for attempting to blackmail the family.

[6][7] His son, Peter Meijer, is a former Republican Party congressman for Michigan's 3rd congressional district.