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Sven Engwall
Sven Victor Engwall was a Swedish businessman, industrialist and professional sailor. He was the heir to the Engwall family in Gävle Municipality, Gävle. Biography Sven Victor Engwall, born in 1891, was the oldest son of Ernst Victor Engwall. In 1912, Sven Engwall graduated as a naval officer. In 1914, he actively participated in World War I. After the war, in 1918, Sven Engwall joined Vict. Th. Engwall & Co. He assumed the position of CEO at Vict. Th. Engwall & Co after his uncle, Knut Emil Engwall, transitioned to a more passive role on the family board. In 1945, Sven Engwall actively participated in the World War II at the same time as he managed the family business. He remained a Captain, Captain of the Navy, in the reserve, after the wars. In 1916, Sven Victor Engwall was appointed chairman of :sv:Gefle_Manufakturaktiebolag, Gefle Manufaktur AB. He served as chairman of :sv:Engwall_Hellberg, Engwall, Hellberg AB and Fastigh AB Enghell. Sven acquired :sv:Furuviksparken, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Engwall
Sven Jacob Victor Engwall (6 August 1922 – 7 November 1986) was a Swedish businessman. Early life and career Engwall was born in Gävle, Sweden, the son of managing director Sven Engwall and his wife Britta (née Bergström). He passed ''studentexamen'' at Sigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket in 1942 and received a financial degree from Stockholm School of Economics in 1950. Engwall also studied coffee production in Brazil and the United States from 1950 to 1952. He was hired by Victor Th. Engwall & Co KB in Gävle in 1950 and became vice president in 1952. The year after, Europe's largest and most modern coffee roasting plant was opened in Gävle. Engwall became CEO in 1963 and stayed in that position until 1972. When the company was sold to General Foods in 1971, Engvall remained during one year as CEO. He became joint owner of the shipping company Nordship in 1976. Nordship was later taken over by his son Torsten. In 1985 he became co-owner and acting CEO of Stefan Trybom A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
