Christer Zetterberg (2 November 1941 – 5 April 2012) was a

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businessman and

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Carnegie. Zetterberg graduated with a degree in business. After starting his career in the Swedish paper industry, he became

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of the state-owned ''PK-Banken'' (now a part of

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) in 1988. As such he took part in buying Carnegie from

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. In 1990 he moved to one of the most prestigious jobs in Swedish industry at that time – CEO of

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. He stayed in that position for two years, serving under Chairman

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. After leaving Volvo in 1992, Zetterberg served on a number of different boards. Zetterberg was chairman at Carnegie between 2001 and 2002, before stepping down to vice chairman behind former CEO

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. When Bertmar resigned in 2006, Zetterberg became chairman again. He also sat on the board of

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and a number of other Swedish companies. Zetterberg was also a member of the

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since 1988.

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1941 births 2012 deaths Swedish chief executives in the automobile industry Swedish economists Volvo people Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences {{Sweden-business-bio-stub