Caroline Marie Hagen Kjos is a Norwegian billionaire heiress and businesswoman, known as the former richest woman in Norway. Born in 1984, she is the daughter of the influential Norwegian industrialist, Stein Erik Hagen, who founded the conglomerate Canica AS. Caroline's early life was marked by her family's rapid ascent in the retail and consumer goods sector.

Her education reflects a unique blend of business and creative strategy: she holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Parsons School of Design in New York City. This design background, combined with rigorous business education, equipped her to focus on branding, aesthetics, and strategic project management within the family's investment holding, which controls assets in food, retail, and finance.

Caroline Hagen Kjos's career path was strategically groomed for generational succession. In 2009, she moved to the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, a region known for low income and wealth taxes, a strategic move that reflected the family's financial planning. In 2014, the crucial transfer of wealth occurred: her father transferred a clear majority stake in the family holding, Canica AS, to her, and she was elected Chairman of the Board.

By 2015, her holding in Canica increased to 99.75 percent, cementing her position as the owner and primary steward of the massive fortune. She works as a Project Manager in Canica International AG, Switzerland, where she shares responsibility for investments and strategy. Canica is a major shareholder in the publicly traded food and consumer goods giant, Orkla ASA, which owns popular Nordic brands like Panda confectionery and Taffel potato chips. Her role is to guide the investment strategy and ensure the long-term, stable growth of the family's diverse portfolio.

Caroline Hagen Kjos's social impact is structural, stemming from Canica's role as a major shareholder in companies that are foundational to the Nordic consumer economy. Her family's commitment is often directed towards educational and health-related causes in Norway.

Her personal commitment to tax efficiency (moving to Switzerland) is a business decision, but her wealth ensures a continuing flow of capital for community and social initiatives supported by the family foundations in Norway.

Caroline Hagen Kjos maintains the elegant, sophisticated style of a Swiss-based Norwegian heiress. Her attire is professional and high-quality, favoring tailored European business wear and designer accessories. Her aesthetic reflects her design school background (Parsons) and her status as a global financial steward.

Residing in Switzerland, her luxury is the security of multi-billion dollar, generational wealth and the autonomy to manage her massive investment portfolio. Her life is defined by high-level finance and the strategic oversight of the Nordic consumer goods sector.