Björn Stigson was until 2012 president of the

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(WBCSD), a CEO-led, global association of some 200 companies dealing exclusively with business and sustainable development. He began his career as financial analyst with the Swedish Kockums Group. From 1971 to 1982 he worked for ESAB, an international supplier of welding equipment, in different positions, being responsible for finance, operations and marketing. In 1983, he became president and CEO of the Fläkt Group, a company listed on the

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and the world leader in environmental control technology. Following the acquisition of Fläkt by

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, in 1991 he became executive vice president and a member of ABB Asea Brown Boveri's Executive Management Group. From 1993 to 1994, he ran his own management consultancy. In 1995, he was appointed president of the WBCSD, a coalition of some 200 leading international corporations. He now serves on the boards of or on committees advising the

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, the

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, the

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and the

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