Pehr G. Gyllenhammar

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Pehr G. Gyllenhammar
Gyllenhammar, 2014.
Born
Pehr Gustaf Gyllenhammar

(1935-04-28) 28 April 1935 (age 88)
Gothenburg, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Alma materLund University
EmployerVolvo (1970–1993)
TitleCEO of Volvo
Term1971–1993
Spouse(s)
Christina Engellau
(m. 1959; died 2008)

Christel Behrmann
(m. 2010; div. 2012)

Lee Welton Croll (m. 2013)
ChildrenCecilia (b. 1961)
Charlotte (b. 1963)
Oscar (b. 1966)
Sophie (b. 1969)
Daughter (b. 2016)[1]
Parent(s)Pehr Gyllenhammar
Aina Gyllenhammar

Pehr Gustaf Gyllenhammar (born 28 April 1935) is a Swedish businessman. He is mainly known for his 24 years as CEO and chairman of Volvo, between 1970 and 1994. In the early 1980s he took the initiative for the European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT).

Gyllenhammar is now Vice Chairman of Rothschild Europe. Gyllenhammar was made Commander of the "Ordre National du Mérite" in France in 1980 and he was made Commander of the Legion of Honour in France in 1987.

References[change | change source]

  1. Hållbus, Susanna (2016-04-28). "PG Gyllenhammar, 81, pappa igen" [PG Gyllenhammar, 81, becomes a father again]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2016-04-28.