Pehr Gyllenhammar | |
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Born | Pehr Gustaf Viktor Gyllenhammar April 23, 1901 Gothenburg, Sweden |
Died | November 22, 1988 Gothenburg, Sweden | (aged 87)
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation | Company executive |
Spouse | Aina Kaplan
(m. 1929) |
Children | Pehr G. Gyllenhammar Anne Gyllenhammar |
Pehr Gustaf Viktor Gyllenhammar (23 April 1901 – 22 November 1988) was a Swedish insurance company executive. He completed a law degree from Stockholm University in 1925, and became CEO of the insurance company Svenska Skeppshypotekskassan (the Swedish Ships' Mortgage Bank) in 1938. He was later CEO of the Swedish insurance company Skandia until 1970, when he was succeeded by his son, Pehr G. Gyllenhammar who is the Chairman of Reuters.