- Source of Wealth: Fashion
- Birth Place: Helsinki, Finland
- Full Name: Peter J. Nygård
- Nationality: Canada, Finland
- Date of Birth: 1943
- Ethnicity: Canadian Finnish
- Occupation: Fashion Designer
Peter Nygard is a Canadian fashion executive which has an estimated net worth of $877 million.
Peter Nygard started his humble beginnings when he used his own life savings and loan to buy 20% of a woman’s clothing manufacturer in 1967. After a few years, he founded his own company, Nygård International based in Winnipeg. The said company was known as Canada’s largest fashion house. His concept store was launched in Times Square, New York in 2009.
Peter Nygard was born on 1943 in Helsinki, Finland. He took up a business degree, graduated from the University of North Dakota.