Göran Albert Casimir "Casse" Ehrnrooth, titled ''

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'' (April 6, 1931 – July 8, 2015), was a Finnish magnate and former chairman of the Nokia Corporation. His business career began in the forest industry, and later he was a director of

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and Merita-Nordbanken. The eldest son of the President of

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, one of the then two biggest banks in Finland, Ehrnrooth inherited substantial holdings in important companies from both his paternal and maternal families. His paternal family were in

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, while his maternal forefathers were founders of

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and Kaukas industries. His earlier family tree includes notable military men. He had a degree in law from Helsinki University.

Kaukas

Casimir Ehrnrooth succeeded his maternal relatives as President and CEO of Kaukas paper factory, in small town of

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(annexed to

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in 1967), Southern Karelia in 1962; and he served there for a long time. Casimir Ehrnroth was successor of

Jacob von Julin Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Jacob in Islam, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel (name), Israel, is regarded as a Patriarchs (Bible), patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religi ...

(1906–1987) as CEO of Kaukas paper factory. He was Jacob von Julin’s sister's son. Casimir Ehrnrooth was selected in the Kaukas Board of Directors in 1954 and as CEO in 1967. In 1985, he arranged the merger between Kymi-Strömberg industrial corporation and his Kaukas, becoming President and Chairman of the new conglomerate,

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, in which position he served until retirement. As such, Casimir Ehrnrooth was in the late 1980s and early 1990s the top businessman and decision-maker of Finnish

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, a branch most important to overall Finnish economy. His influence was felt in several governmental policies of Finland, such as some

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s of

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Union Bank and Nokia Corporation

As side occupation, he also served in the council of Union Bank, and as chairman of Nokia Corporation (1992–1999), a company which just in those years rose to position of a worldwide developer of

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devices. Ehrnrooth lived in

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retired from daily business. He also owned Vanantaka manor, in

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Forcit

Casimir Ehrnrooth was Forcit Oy Board of Directors chairman in 2003–2009 and was a member in 2012. According to the Supreme Administration Court claims in the case of stone business in Tuusula the stone business is concentrated in Finland. According to the Competition Authorities in Finland (15.2.2010) Forcit produce and import the majority of explosives in Finland, but several foreign companies are competing. Forcit Oy produce explosives for civil and military use. Explosives are used in mines, rock construction of large buildings, and road and railway construction.

Death

Ehrnrooth died in July 2015 from a sudden cardiac arrest at his home in Mallorca. He was 84 years old.

Family

Casimir Ehrnrooth's father

Göran Ehrnrooth Göran Ehrnrooth (1 April 1905 Helsinki – 9 January 1996 Helsinki) was a Finnish banker in Union Bank (Pohjoismaiden Yhdyspankki, later after several mergers Nordea. Göran Ehrnrooth worked for the Union Bank since 1933. He launched Mandatum. ...

(1905–1996) was a bank manager at Pohjoismaiden Yhdyspankki, and later

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after several mergers. His mother Louise von Julin came from a rich family. Ehrnrooth has been married twice. His first wife from 1953 to 1964 was Eva Kristina Katarina Reenpää, daughter of Professor Heikki Reenpää, CEO of publishing firm Otava. His second wife since 1965 was Ann-Mari Horelli, daughter of CEO Ingmar Horelli. His children: *

Henrik Ehrnrooth Henrik Göran Casimir Ehrnrooth (born 7 July 1954 in Helsinki) is a Finnish economist, manager and investor. He has been CEO and President at KONE since April 2014. Previously he served as KONE's CFO between 2009–2014. Prior to his career at KONE, ...

(1954), owner of Lindvik manor in Jakari,

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; once President and CEO of Jaakko Pöyry Consulting companies *

Johanna Ehrnrooth Johanna Ehrnrooth (June 23, 1958 – May 26, 2020) was a Finnish painter. References 2020 deaths 1958 births Artists from Helsinki Finnish women painters 20th-century Finnish painters 21st-century Finnish painters {{Finland-bio-st ...

(1958–2020), painter *

Georg Ehrnrooth Georg Johan Casimir Ehrnrooth (born 16 January 1966) is a Finnish investor, the major owner with his brothers of Finnish HEX exchange stock companies EQ Bank, YIT and Pöyry. Family Father Casimir Ehrnrooth (1931–2015) held possessions in ba ...

(1966), owner of Porlammi manor *

Carl-Gustaf Ehrnrooth Carl-Gustaf Casimir Ehrnrooth (born 5 August 1969 in Helsinki) is a Finnish investor. He has been a member of the Guggenheim Foundation's Board of Directors since September 2008. The Guggenheim Foundation was targeting a museum in the city of Hels ...

(1969), Guggenheim Foundation Board of Directors, part-owner of Vanantaka manor, see

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Career

Posts held include:WSOY iso tiesosanakirja 1995 * Petco Oy, CEO 1958–1962 * Kaukas, manager 1962–1967 * Kaukas, CEO 1967–1985 : Kaukas merged with Kymi-Strömberg in 1986 and changed its name to Kymmene Oy in 1987 * Kymmene Oy, CEO 1987–1991 :

was formed by the merger of Kymmene Corporation and Repola Ltd and its subsidiary United Paper Mills Ltd in 1996 * Chairman of ex

Confederation of Finnish Industries The Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK, fi, Elinkeinoelämän Keskusliitto, sv, Finlands Näringsliv) is the largest employers' association in Finland. It was formed at the beginning of 2005 when the two employers' associations ''Palvelutyö ...

1988–1991 Member of the Board of Directors of:Kuka kukin on 2011, (Who is who)

Otava (publisher) Otava Publishing Company Ltd ( fi, Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava, sv, Förlagsaktiebolaget Otava) is a major Finnish publisher of books. It was founded in 1890 and now is the second largest in Finland. It publishes fiction, non-fiction, books for ...

* Finvest, chairman 1997–2003 * EQ Online, chairman 2000–2001 * Forcit Oy, chairman 2003–2009 *

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, vice chairman 2005–2009, chairman 2009–

References

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Casimir Casimir is classically an English, French and Latin form of the Polish name Kazimierz. Feminine forms are Casimira and Kazimiera. It means "proclaimer (from ''kazać'' to preach) of peace (''mir'')." List of variations *Belarusian: Казі ...