Sven Victor Engwall was a Swedish businessman, industrialist and professional sailor. He was the heir to the
Engwall family
The Engwall family () is a prominent Swedish family descended from Jonas Engwall, an inventor and engineer. The Engwalls are noted as merchants, industrialists, scholars, bankers, politicians, activists, bureaucrats, military officials, philanth ...
in
Gävle
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.
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 of the Navy, in the reserve, after the wars.
In 1916, Sven Victor Engwall was appointed chairman of
Gefle Manufaktur AB. He served as chairman of
Engwall, Hellberg AB and Fastigh AB Enghell.
Sven acquired
Furuviksparken AB together with
Gustaf (Gösta) Hjalmar Nygren and served as chairman from 1920. He served on the board of
Korsnäs AB
Korsnäs is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Ostrobothnia region.
Geography
Korsnäs is the most western mainland municipality in Finland. It covers an area of of which is water.
It has a long, rocky coastline along the Gulf ...
, a company majority owned by
John Rettig. In the early 1920s, he served as chairman of the
Gävle Merchant Association, an organisation founded by his father
Ernst Victor Engwall and his uncles,
Knut Emil Engwall and
Carl Fredrik Engwall.
Sven Victor Engwall contributed to the
Gefle Sailing Society (GSS) and competed in sailing.
In the 1920s, Sven Engwall served as vice-chairman of
Stockholms Rederi Svea and
AB Finnboda Varv.
He served under the chairmanship of
Torsten Kreuger. After the
Kreuger-crash of 1929,
Sven Victor Engwall together with
Wilhelm Klingspor,
Hugo Stenbeck
Edvard ''Hugo'' Stenbeck (15 October 1890 – 6 January 1977) was a Swedish lawyer and founder of Investment AB Kinnevik. He belonged to a group called in to investigate the collapse of Ivar Kreuger's financial empire. Two of his children became f ...
, B. Barkman, and
Tage Cervin acquired Hemisphere Steamship, Rederi AB Amphion, Rederi AB Bellis and Rederi AB Ceres.
The shipping group after acquiring
Korsnäs AB
Korsnäs is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Ostrobothnia region.
Geography
Korsnäs is the most western mainland municipality in Finland. It covers an area of of which is water.
It has a long, rocky coastline along the Gulf ...
from
Rettig Group, later became
Kinnevik AB
Kinnevik AB () is a Swedish investment company that was founded in 1936 by the Stenbeck, Klingspor and von Horn families.
Kinnevik is an active and long-term owner investing primarily in digital consumer businesses. Current CEO, Georgi Ganev, w ...
.
References
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1891 births
1967 deaths
Swedish businesspeople
Engwall family