Sten Allan Olsson
Sten Allan Olsson | |
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Born | 28 October 1916 Donsö, Gothenburg archipelago, Sweden |
Died | 12 July 2013 |
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation | Businessman |
Spouse | Birgit Andersson |
Children | Dan Olsson Stefan Olsson Madeleine Olsson Eriksson |
Sten Allan Olsson (28 October 1916 – 12 July 2013) was a Swedish billionaire businessman, the founder, CEO and owner of Stena Sphere.
Sten Allan Olsson was born on 28 October 1916, on Donsö, in the Gothenburg archipelago, the son of a schooner owner and captain.[1][2] He was educated at Ljungskile Folk High School, followed by a commercial college in Gothenburg.[1]
Olsson started a Gothenburg metals and rubber trading company in 1939, at the start of the Second World War, and moved into freight shipping.[3][4] He founded the ferry company Stena Line in 1962, initially on the Gothenburg-Skagen route.[3][4]
He died on 12 July 2013.[1]
He married Birgit Andersson in 1944, and they had three children.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Sten Allan Olsson". Telegraph. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "Ship Operations - Sten Allan Olsson - Lloyd's List". Lloydslist.com. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Sten Allan Olsson | The Times & The Sunday Times". Thetimes.co.uk. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Sten Allan Olsson, 1916 – 2013 - Stena Line". News.stenaline.co.uk. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
External links
[edit]Media related to Sten A. Olsson at Wikimedia Commons