NordenBladet – On Wednesday 20 February, The King awarded HM The King’s Medal for Contributions within Swedish Sport during a ceremony in Princess Sibylla’s Apartments at the Royal Palace of Stockholm.
The medal, which was newly inaugurated in 2019, is 5th size in gold, with a horizontal gold bay leaf twig on the ribbon.
Athletes have previously received HM The King’s Medal in 8th size in recognition of outstanding services.
HM THE KING’S MEDAL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS WITHIN SWEDISH SPORT
5th size with a bright blue ribbon
Peppe Femling
For outstanding contributions within the biathlon
Peder Fredricson
For outstanding contributions as a competition rider
Frida Hansdotter
For outstanding contributions as a skier
Anna Hasselborg
For outstanding contributions within curling
Agnes Knochenhauer
For outstanding contributions within curling
Fredrik Lindström
For outstanding contributions within the biathlon
Sofia Mabergs
For outstanding contributions within curling
Sara McManus
For outstanding contributions within curling
André Myhrer
For outstanding contributions as a skier
Jesper Nelin
For outstanding contributions within the biathlon
Stina Nilsson
For outstanding contributions as a skier
Sebastian Samuelsson
For outstanding contributions within the biathlon
Jennie Wåhlin
For outstanding contributions within curling
Hanna Öberg
For outstanding contributions within the biathlon
NordenBladet – On Wednesday 13 February, The King awarded HM The King’s Medal and the Litteris et Artibus Medal during a ceremony in Queen Lovisa Ulrika’s Dining Hall at the Royal Palace of Stockholm.
The Seraphim Medal is presented “for outstanding services of a humanitarian nature or of general benefit to society”. It is Sweden’s oldest medal for reward or merit, and is the only medal for which the royal portrait is not replaced when a new monarch ascends to the throne. It therefore bears the image of King Fredrik I. The Seraphim Medal is awarded very rarely.
HM The King’s Medal, previously called the Court Medal, has been awarded since the first half of the 19th century in recognition of exceptional contributions, and for meritorious work within the Royal Court.
The Litteris et Artibus Medal was instituted in 1853 by Crown Prince Carl (XV). The medal is awarded for outstanding artistic contributions, mainly within the fields of music, theatrical performance and literature.
THE SERAPHIM MEDAL
Writer and psychologist Hédi Fried
For highly meritorious long-term achievements in the fight for democracy and human values.
HM THE KING’S MEDAL
12th size with chain
Justice of the Supreme Court Stefan Lindskog
For outstanding contributions to the legal system
12th size with the ribbon of the Order of the Seraphim
Former Deputy Speaker Susanne Eberstein
For significant contributions within Swedish public administration
Director Alf Göransson
For outstanding contributions within Swedish industry
Former County Governor Gunnar Holmgren
For meritorious services within Swedish public administration
Ambassador Stefan Noreén
For outstanding contributions to the Swedish Foreign Service
Director Johan Söderström
For significant contributions within Swedish industry
Director Inge G. Thulin
For meritorious services as a Swedish-American business leader
12th size with a bright blue ribbon
Director Elisabet Salander Björklund
For outstanding contributions within Swedish industry
Director Sture Carlsson
For significant contributions within Swedish music
Director Daniel Ek
For meritorious services within the music industry
Major General Roland Ekenberg
For outstanding contributions as a manager within the National Home Guard
Bishop Ragnar Persenius
For significant contributions within Swedish ecclesiastical life
Director Charlotte Strömberg
For meritorious contributions within Swedish industry
8th size with the ribbon of the Order of the Seraphim
Director Magnus Bergmar
For outstanding contributions as CEO of the World’s Children’s Prize
Professor Kenneth Smedh
For significant medical contributions within cancer care
Professor Eva Hellström Lindberg
For meritorious services within internal medicine
Docent Jane Olsson Thorburn
For outstanding contributions as Chairman of the World Childhood Foundation
On Wednesday 13 February, The King awarded HM The King’s Medal and the Litteris et Artibus Medal during a ceremony in Queen Lovisa Ulrika’s Dining Hall at the Royal Palace of Stockholm.
The Seraphim Medal is presented “for outstanding services of a humanitarian nature or of general benefit to society”. It is Sweden’s oldest medal for reward or merit, and is the only medal for which the royal portrait is not replaced when a new monarch ascends to the throne. It therefore bears the image of King Fredrik I. The Seraphim Medal is awarded very rarely.
HM The King’s Medal, previously called the Court Medal, has been awarded since the first half of the 19th century in recognition of exceptional contributions, and for meritorious work within the Royal Court.
The Litteris et Artibus Medal was instituted in 1853 by Crown Prince Carl (XV). The medal is awarded for outstanding artistic contributions, mainly within the fields of music, theatrical performance and literature.
8th size with a bright blue ribbon
Violinist Malin Broman
For significant contributions within Swedish music
Former Director General Lars Ettarp
For meritorious contributions within Swedish and international healthcare
Opera singer Pers Anna Larsson
For outstanding contributions within Swedish musical life
Opera singer Göran Eliasson
For outstanding contributions within Swedish musical life
Writer Håkan Nesser
For significant contributions as a writer
5th size with a bright blue ribbon
Entrepreneur Hanna Bruce
For outstanding contributions to the Swedish tradition of craftsmanship and the textile industry
Manager Åsa Jobs
For significant contributions to Swedish textile hand printing
THE LITTERIS ET ARTIBUS MEDAL
Writer Gunilla Bergström
For outstanding artistic contributions as a writer
Actor Lars Lind
For outstanding artistic contributions as an actor
Sweden – On Thursday 14 February, The Crown Princess visited SIPRI, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
SIPRI is an independent international research institute that studies issues relating to peace and conflict, with a focus on disarmament. SIPRI was founded in 1966 to mark 150 years of uninterrupted peace in Sweden.
The Crown Princess’s visit began with a welcome from SIPRI’s Chairman Jan Eliasson. The Crown Princess then learnt about SIPRI’s work, vision and activities.
NordenBladet – On Thursday 14 February, The Crown Princess received writer Hédi Fried and illustrator Stina Wirsén at Haga Palace.
During their meeting, they spoke about The Story of Bodri, a book that Hédi Fried and Stina Wirsén created together. The book is about a friendship that survives the Holocaust.
Hédi Fried was born in Romania in 1924, and came to Sweden with the Red Cross in 1945 having survived the Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps. She subsequently became a writer and a psychologist. On 13 February, she was awarded the Seraphim Medal by The King for her efforts in the fight for democracy and human values.
Stina Wirsén was born in 1968 in Stockholm. She is an illustrator and writer of children’s books.
NordenBladet – On Thursday 14 February, Prince Carl Philip opened Rally Sweden at Färjestad Trotting Course. The Prince is patron of Rally Sweden.
This year’s rally, which ran from 14 to 17 February, began in Karlstad and continued via Torsby across the Norwegian border, before returning to Sweden and then heading east to Hagfors and ending in Torsby.
During Thursday evening’s opening ceremony, Prince Carl Philip gave a speech in which he spoke about his fascination for Rally Sweden: Standing outside in the wintery Värmland forest, with thousands of other spectators, where quietness, the cold and the snow meet speed, energy and skilfulness.
“This is what Rally Sweden is all about,” said The Prince.
On the Friday, The Prince watched the SS Historic competition stage. The Prince also had the opportunity to test drive a car fitted with technology for the FIA Smart Driving Challenge.
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Rally Sweden
Rally Sweden is one of fourteen competitions within the World Rally Championship (WRC), and is the only specific winter rally.
The competitions are held in Karlstad and northern Värmland, and sections have also taken place on the Norwegian side of the border for the last few years. The competition has run since 1950, and has been a winter rally since 1965.
NordenBladet – Swedish business magazine Veckans Affärer each year compiles a list of the country’s billionaires in Swedish krona (1 billion SEK equals roughly $120 million USD). There was a record 187 Swedish billionaires in 2018 – double the amount since 2002 – of which around 40 have amassed fortunes exceeding a billion dollars.
However, the very top largely belongs to the founding families of iconic Swedish companies like Stena Group, Ikea, H&M and Tetra Laval – all founded between 1939 and 1951.
Here are the top ten richest people of Sweden and how they made their money.
1. IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad ($73 billion) is unmatched
Net Worth: 620 billion SEK ($73 billion)
Company: IKEA (furniture giant)
Residence: Älmhult, Sweden
Ikea’s 91-year old founder Ingvar Kamprad has topped the Swedish rich list for the last decades. He’s worth more than the seven people behind him, combined. Kamprad – known for driving a two-decade old Volvo and flying coach – started with nothing back in 1943 and is now considered Sweden’s most successful entrepreneur of all time.
2. Stefan Persson
Net Worth: 186 billion SEK ($22 billion)
Company: H&M (clothing retailer)
Residence: Stockholm
Global retail chain H&M’s family patriarch Stefan Persson is Sweden’s second-richest. Before growing H&M into a global fashion empire, his father, Erling Persson, opened the first store in 1947, expanded in Sweden, and took the company public. Stefan Persson estimated net worth is US $ 22 billion and he is ranked second in the list of top 10 richest people of Sweden.
3. Hans Rausing
Net Worth: 101 billion SEK ($12 billion)
Company: Tetra Laval, packaging
Residence: Wadhurst, UK
Hans Rausing’s is the inherited billionaire and the owner of the packaging giant Tetra Laval which is established by his father in 1944. He moved to UK in the early 1980s to avoid the penalizing of Swedish taxes and sold his share to his brother Gad for an estimated worth of US $ 7 billion in 1995. He now resides in the 900 acre estate in the village of Wadhurst in East Sussex where he breeds deer and wild boar. He also owns the property in New Zealand and homes in London and Barbados, and has venture in “Ecolean” which is the producer of environmentally friendly packaging material. Hans Rausing estimated net worth is US $ 12 billion and he is ranked third in the list of top 10 richest people of Sweden.
4. Frederik Paulsen
Net Worth: 60 billion SEK ($7,1 bn)
Company: Ferring Pharma
Residence: Lausanne, Switzerland
Frederick Paulsen is inherited of the small drug maker “Ferring Pharmaceuticals” which is founded by his father and when he takes charge of the business in 1983, it generated US $ 15 million in annual revenues. Today his biotech unit produces the obstetrics, infertility, gastroenterology, urology and endocrinology products and has estimated sales of more than US $ 1.75 billion. He is also structured the fecundity clinics in Russia to help reverse its drastic population decline. He also donates US $ 3 million to the kingdom of Bhutan for the big collection of textile to bolster its new Royal Textile Academy. Frederik Paulsen estimated net worth is US $ 7.1 billion and he is ranked at No. 4 in the list of top 10 richest people of Sweden.
5. Jörn Rausing
Net Worth: 59 billion SEK ($7 bn)
Company: Tetra Laval (packaging)
Residence: Surrey, UK
Jorn Rausing is the owner of the “Tetra Laval” the company behinds the packaging technology of tetra pack that makes it possible to store beverages like Juice, milk and other liquid flavors in cartons instead of glass bottles. Jorn with his two siblings Kirsten and Finn shared the family business and sit on the board of “Tetra Laval” which is the parent company established by their grandfather. He also owns the stakes in online grocery vendor “Ocado”. Jorn Rausing estimated net worth is US $ 7 billion and he is ranked at No. 5 in the list of top 10 richest people of Sweden.
6. Melker Schorling
Net Worth: 59 billion SEK ($7 bn)
Company: MSAB (investments)
Residence: Stockholm
Melker Schorling set the foundation for his wealth by negotiating with his associate billionaire Gustaf Douglas and receives the stakes in troubled security services giant “Securitas” in return for accepting the job of CEO in 1987. Later he established the “Melker Schorling AB” as the holding company for his investments which is now publicly traded and holds the stakes in precision and measuring tools manufacturing “Hexagon” and security device manufacturer “Assa Abloy” and counts H&M billionaires Stefan Persson and his sister Lottie Tham are the shareholders of his empire. Melker Schorling estimated net worth is US $ 7 billion and he is ranked at No. 6 in the list of top 10 richest people of Sweden.
7. Antonia Johnson
Net Worth: 57 billion SEK ($6,75 bn)
Residence: Upplands Väsby, Sweden
Company: Axel Johnson AB which fully owns Kicks, Martin & Servera, Åhléns and hold shares in Axfood and Sweden’s largest e-commerce company, Dustin.
Antonia Johnson is the Sweden’s richest woman and she is the fourth generation to run the family conglomerate and preparing her daughter Carina Berg to take over the family business in future. She is elected to the board and then becomes the chairman of the privately owned diversified trading company in 1982 and keeps both seats on the board, and all of the ownership. The family conglomerate has interests in telecom, security, energy, real estate and in industrial products. She also holds 50 percent stakes in the Axfood AB which is the largest food companies in Scandinavia. Antonia Johnson estimated net worth is US $ 6.75 billion and she is ranked at No. 7 in the list of top 10 richest people of Sweden.
8. Finn Rausing
Net Worth: 57 billion SEK ($6,75 bn)
Residence: Stockholm
Company: Tetra Laval
Finn Rausing is sits on the board of packaging company Tetra Laval with his billionaire siblings Kirsten and Jorn which is established by their grandfather and invented the packaging technology that makes it possible to store beverages like milk and juice without refrigeration. His father Gad bought out his brother Hans shares of Tetra Laval and becomes the single owner of the tetra packing empire. Finn Rausing estimated net worth is US $ 6.75 billion and he is ranked at No. 8 in the list of top 10 richest people of Sweden.
9. Kirsten Rausing
Net Worth: 60 billion SEK ($7,1 bn)
Company: Tetra Laval
Residence: Newmarket, UK
Kristen Rausing is the third partner of the packaging company “Tetra Laval” and sits on the board with her two brothers Finn and Jorn. Their grandfather established the Tetra Laval which invented the aseptic packaging technology that makes it possible to store beverages like milk and juice in tetra pack bags instead of glass bottles. Their late father Gad runs the company for 46 years together with his brother Hans and later he bought it all in 1995. Kirsten Rausing estimated net worth is US $ 7.1 billion and she is ranked at No. 9 in the list of top 10 richest people of Sweden.
10. Ane Uggla ($6,5 bn): Heir to a Danish shipping empire
Net Worth: 55 billion SEK ($6,5 bn)
Residence: Stockholm
Source of wealth: A.P. Møller-Mærsk (shipping)
Heir to Denmark’s largest company, shipping giant A.P. Møller-Mærsk. The 69-year old’s son, Robert Maersk Uggla, is nowadays in charge of the Maersk’s holding company. Ane Uggla, who’s lived in Stockholm since the 1970s is today Sweden’s second-richest woman. Ane Uggla estimated net worth is US $ 6.5 billion and she is ranked at No. 10 in the list of top 10 richest people of Sweden.
FULL LIST of Sweden´s 184 billionaires in 2017
1. Ingvar Kamprad
2. Stefan Persson
3. Hans Rausing
4. Frederik Paulsen
5. Jörn Rausing
6. Melker Schörling
7. Antonia Ax:son Johnson
8. Finn Rausing
9. Kirsten Rausing
10. Ane Uggla
11. Dan Sten Olsson
12. Fredrik Lundberg
13. Bertil Hult
14. Gustaf Douglas
15. Carl Bennet
16. Liselott Tham
17. Stefan Olsson
18. Markus Persson
19. Torbjörn Törnqvist
20. Karl-Johan Persson
21. Tom Persson
22. Charlotte Söderström
23. Daniel Ek
24. Martin Lorentzon
25. Madeleine Olsson-Eriksson
26. Erik Selin
27. Eric Douglas
28. Carl Douglas
29. Thomas Sandell
30. Niklas Zennström
31. Sten Åke Lindholm
32. Katarina Martinson
33. Louise Lindh
34. Erik Paulsson
35. Rune Andersson
36. Mathias Kamprad
37. Jonas Kamprad
38. Peter Kamprad
39. Elisabeth Douglas
40. Ian Lundin
41. Hans Wallenstam
42. Karl-Johan Blank
43. Sven-Olof Johansson
44. Christer Gardell
45. Lukas Lundin
46. Nico Mordasini
47. Mona Hamilton
48. Eva Lundin
49. Cristina Stenbeck
50. Johan Eliasch
51. Rutger Arnhult
52. Rolf Lundström
53. Jonas af Jochnick
54. Robert Weil
55. Sven Norfeldt
56. Margareta Wallenius-Kleberg
57. David Mindus
58. Sten Mörtstedt
59. Jakob Porsér
60. Jenny Lindén Urnes
61. Dan Olofsson
62. Christer Brandberg
63. Johan Claesson
64. Lars-Magnus Claesson
65. Björn Savén
66. Patrik Brummer
67. Bengt Ågerup
68. Bengt Bengtsson
69. Gerald Engström
70. Fredrik Wester
71. Fredrik Paulsson
72. Stina Von Der Esch
73. Felix Hagnö
74. Mikael Ståhl
75. Bicky Chakraborty
76. Sebastian Knutsson
77. Lars Wingefors
78. Erik Penser
79. Sven Hagströmer
80. Robert af Jochnick
81. Martin Gren
82. Gerard de Geer
83. Martin Andersson
84. Sophie Stenbeck
85. Hugo Stenbeck
86. Fredrik Rapp
87. Eva Hamrén
88. Hans-Kristian Rausing
89. Sigrid Rausing
90. Per Josefsson
91. Peter Thelin
92. Annika Bootsman Kleberg
93. Jonas Kleberg
94. Jan Bengtsson
95. Lisbet Rausing
96. Per Sandberg
97. Lars Markgren
98. Mats Qviberg
99. Staffan Salén
100. Karl Perlhagen
101. Karl Hedin
102. Nils Tham
103. Carl Tham
104. Lina Tham von Heidenstam
105. Rikard Svensson
106. Fredrik Svensson
107. Max Martin
108. Anders Bodin
109. Erik Ryd
110. Torbjörn Bäck
111. Thomas Karlsson
112. Patrik Hannell
113. Laurent Leksell
114. Jens von Bahr
115. Fredrik Österberg
116. Victor Jacobsson
117. Sebastian Siemiatkowski
118. Niklas Adalberth
119. Åke Bonnier
120. Gösta Welandson
121. Gert-Erik Lindquist
122. Nils-Olov Jönsson
123. Ulf Eklöf
124. Stefan Bengtsson
125. Pontus Bonnier
126. Agneta Wallenstam
127. Harald Mix
128. Joakim Alm
129. Robert Andreen
130. Bo Larsson
131. Carl Manneh
132. Bo Göransson
133. Conni Jonsson
134. Michael Knutsson
135. Fredrik Palmstierna
136. Anders Berntsson
137. Benny Andersson
138. Pär Sandå
139. Leif Gustavsson
140. Ludvig Strigeus
141 Dag Landvik
142. Anders Ström
143. Bengt Hjelm
144. Peter Lindell
145. Anders Forsgren
146. Bengt-Olov Forssell
147. Per Hamberg
148. Filip Engelbert
149. Jonas Nordlander
150. Anna Benjamin
151. Björn Ulvaeus
152. Fabienne Gustafsson
153. Hampus Ericsson
154. Sven Philip-Sörensen
155. Martin Nordin
156. Karl Otto Bonnier
157. Carl-Henric Svanberg
158. Patrik Wahlén
159. Torsten Jansson
160. Claes Mellgren
161. Per Olof Andersson
162. Anita Paulsson
163. Henrik Persson Ekdahl
164. Thomas Eldered
165. Petter Fägersten
166. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
167. Patrik Stymne
168. Staffan Persson
169. Johan Löf
170. Mats Paulsson
171. Helena Ek Tidstrand
172. Eva Bonnier
173. Jan Erik Ragnar Söderberg
174. Per-Olof Söderberg
175. Bo Jesper Hansen
176. Johan Edlund
177. Thomas Hartwig
178. Filip Tysander
179. Elisabeth Jancke Brandberg
180. Leif Kristensson
181. Lennart Grebelius
182. Henric Wiman
183. Gun Boström
184. Max Hansson
Look also Forbes List of Swedes billionaires by net worth (2017, Forbes)
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* A business magnate or industrialist is an entrepreneur of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise or field of business. The term characteristically refers to a wealthy entrepreneur or investor who controls, through personal business ownership or dominant shareholding position, a firm or industry whose goods or services are widely consumed. Such individuals may also be called czars, moguls, proprietors, tycoons, taipans, barons, or oligarchs.
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Swedish billionaires: Stefan Persson (magnate), net worth 19.6 billion (2017)
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Swedish billionaires: Hans Rausing (magnate), net worth 12.5 billion (2017)
Sir Hans Rausing, KBE (born 25 March 1926) is a Swedish businessman based in the United Kingdom. He made his fortune from his co-inheritance of Tetra Pak, a company founded by his father Ruben Rausing and currently the largest food packaging company in the world. In 1995 he sold his share of the company to his brother, Gad.
Swedish billionaires: Frederik Paulsen Jr, net worth 6.8 billion (2017)
Frederik Paulsen is a Swedish billionaire and businessman, chairman of Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Frederik Dag Arfst Paulsen was born on 30 October 1950 in Stockholm, Sweden. His father was Frederik Paulsen Sr, the founder of Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Frederik Paulsen grew up in Sweden, with his father and his father’s second wife, Eva Wolf Frandsen – one of the founding researchers at Ferring. He attended school in Sweden and then went on to study chemistry at the Christian Albrecht University in Kiel, Germany and business administration at Lund University in Sweden.
Swedish billionaires: Melker Schörling, net worth 6.8 billion (2017)
Melker Schörling (born 1947) is a Swedish billionaire businessman. His investment company Melker Schörling AB (MSAB) has large interests in Securitas AB, Assa Abloy, Hexagon AB, Loomis and more. Schörling formed a partnership with fellow billionaire Gustaf Douglas, who is also a major shareholder in Securitas and Assa Abloy.
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Featured image: Antonia Ax:son Johnson is chairman of Axel Johnson AB and Sweden’s richest woman with a net worth of 57 billion Swedish crowns ($6.75 billion). (NordenBladet)
NordenBladet – Melker Schörling (born 1947) is a Swedish billionaire businessman. His investment company Melker Schörling AB (MSAB) has large interests in Securitas AB, Assa Abloy, Hexagon AB, Loomis and more. Schörling formed a partnership with fellow billionaire Gustaf Douglas, who is also a major shareholder in Securitas and Assa Abloy.
Early life
Melker Schörling is a graduate of the School of Business, Economics and Law, Gothenburg.
Career
Today 71-year-old Schörling made a name for himself as the CEO of Securitas in 1987 before moving on to Skanska, when Percy Barnevik was chair. Schörling later left his executive career to focus on his own investments.
In August 2006, Schörling revealed that he would take MSAB public, listing it on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. He also unveiled a new board of directors. The new board, one of the most high-profile in the Swedish business world, includes Stefan Persson, Carl-Henric Svanberg, and Schörling’s daughter.
As of January 2015, he is worth $6.5 billion according to Forbes and by September 2017 6.8 billion.
Personal life
He is married to Kerstin Schörling, has two children (Sofia Schorling Hogberg, Marta Schorling), and lives in Stockholm.
Swedish billionaires: Frederik Paulsen Jr, net worth 6.8 billion (2017)
List of Swedes billionaires by net worth (2017, Forbes)
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According to Forbes’ 2017-edition of the world’s billionaires the world’s richest person is still Bill Gates, with a combined wealth of almost $87 billion dollars. Biggest gainer was Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who grew his wealth by almost $3 bn in a year. But who are wealthy in Scandinavia? The list also contains 58 people from the Nordics, more than half of them from Sweden. Meanwhile, Norway, with 14 billionaires, has one more than Finland and Denmark combined.
Swedish billionaires: Stefan Persson (magnate), net worth 19.6 billion (2017)
Carl Stefan Erling Persson (born 4 October 1947 in Bromma, Stockholm) is a Swedish business magnate*. 71-year-old Persson is the chairman and main shareholder in fashion company H&M (Hennes & Mauritz), which was founded by his father Erling Persson in 1947. Persson took over the company from his father in 1982 and served as its manager until 1998. Persson also owns a substantial stake in the Swedish technology company Hexagon AB. Through his privately held real estate company Ramsbury Invest (Drottninggatan 50, 111 21 Stockholm, Sweden), Persson owns a large number of properties in London, Paris and Stockholm.
Swedish billionaires: Hans Rausing (magnate), net worth 12.5 billion (2017)
Sir Hans Rausing, KBE (born 25 March 1926) is a Swedish businessman based in the United Kingdom. He made his fortune from his co-inheritance of Tetra Pak, a company founded by his father Ruben Rausing and currently the largest food packaging company in the world. In 1995 he sold his share of the company to his brother, Gad.
Swedish billionaires: Frederik Paulsen Jr, net worth 6.8 billion (2017)
Frederik Paulsen is a Swedish billionaire and businessman, chairman of Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Frederik Dag Arfst Paulsen was born on 30 October 1950 in Stockholm, Sweden. His father was Frederik Paulsen Sr, the founder of Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Frederik Paulsen grew up in Sweden, with his father and his father’s second wife, Eva Wolf Frandsen – one of the founding researchers at Ferring. He attended school in Sweden and then went on to study chemistry at the Christian Albrecht University in Kiel, Germany and business administration at Lund University in Sweden.
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NordenBladet – Frederik Paulsen is a Swedish billionaire and businessman, chairman of Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Frederik Dag Arfst Paulsen was born on 30 October 1950 in Stockholm, Sweden. His father was Frederik Paulsen Sr, the founder of Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Frederik Paulsen grew up in Sweden, with his father and his father’s second wife, Eva Wolf Frandsen – one of the founding researchers at Ferring. He attended school in Sweden and then went on to study chemistry at the Christian Albrecht University in Kiel, Germany and business administration at Lund University in Sweden.
Career
Frederik Paulsen is now based in Switzerland, where he benefits from lump-sum taxation. His business interests focus mainly on the Ferring Pharmaceuticals Group where he has worked since 1976 and has been the chairman since 1988.
During this period he established the company his father founded in Malmö, Sweden as an international operation. Today, Ferring has operations in over 50 countries and sells its products in more than 100 countries around the globe. Ferring specialized from the outset in peptide drugs and has continued in its commitment to their development.
Paulsen’s business activities extend into other pharmaceutical and life science areas and publishing. Paulsen’s other business interests include:
Polypeptide Laboratories BV
Nordic Group BV
Euro-Diagnostica AB
Editions Paulsen
In addition, he has interests in real estate and viticulture. Frederik Paulsen also holds several board memberships. He is for instance member of the board of directors of the tobacco company Philip Morris International.
Since 2009, Frederik Paulsen also has held the position of honorary consul general of the Russian Federation, a form of pro-Russian soft power.
Paulsen is the recipient of numerous national honours and holds many and varied positions. Some of these are listed here:
Honours
Doctorate honoris causa, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland
Doctorate honoris causa, Technology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Doctorate honoris causa, Faculty of Medicine, Christian Albrecht University, Kiel, Germany
Doctorate honoris causa, Politics, Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Moscow, Russian Federation
Professor honoris causa, University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
Honorary director, The Explorers Club, New York, USA
Honorary fellowship, Royal Scottish Geographical Society, Scotland, United Kingdom
Doctorate honoris causa, Kazan National Research Technological University, Kazan, Respublika Tatarstan, Russian Federation
Honorary director, Save Venice Inc., New York, USA
Awards
Ehrenbürgerschaft, Honorary Citizenship, awarded by the Christian Albrecht University, Kiel, Germany.
Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, Knight of the Legion of Honour, granted by President Nicolas Sarkozy of the French Republic.
Орден Дружбы, Order of Friendship presented by President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation.
Ridder af Dannebrogordenen, Cross of the Order of Chivalry granted by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.
Bundesverdienstkreuz I. Klasse, Order of Merit Class I awarded by President Horst Köhler of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Нагрудный знак «Почетному полярнику», Honorary Polar Explorer Medal, Aspol, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Nga Dap Pel Gi Khorlo, The Order of the Druk Gyalpo, presented by King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan.
Нагрудный знак Министерства Иностранных Дел Российской Федерации «За вклад в Международное сотрудничество», Decoration for Contribution to International Cooperation presented by the Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation.
ღირსების ორდენი, The Order of Honor, awarded by President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia.
Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE), granted by Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II.
Order of St John Service Medal, awarded by Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II.
Freeman of the City of London, United Kingdom.
Companion of The Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom, awarded by the Council of The Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom.
Vilkitsky Decoration, granted by the Polar Research Fund of the Russian Federation.
Silver Medal of Russian Geographic Society, awarded by Mr.Shoygu of RGS, Russia.
Climber of Russia, awarded by the Alpinist Federation of Russia.
Lowell Thomas Medal, awarded by The Explorers Club, New York, USA.
Scottish Geographical Medal, awarded by Royal Scottish Geographical Society, United Kingdom.
Medal of Honour, granted by the Granada Dance and Music International Festival, Spain.
Patron of Exploration, granted by The Explorers Club, New York, USA.
Paulsen holds the following memberships among others:
Member of the Board of MGIMO University, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Member of the Kuratorium Pro Universitate of the Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany.
Trustee of the Salk Institute of Biological Research, La Jolla, California, USA.
Trustee of the South Georgia Heritage Trust, Dundee, Scotland.
Trustee of the Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan, Thimphu, Bhutan.
Life member of The Explorers Club, New York City, USA.
Honorary Member of the Polar Explorers Association, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Director of the Board of the Museum Kunst der Westküste, Alkersum, Germany.
Member of the Advisory Board, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Washington, DC, USA.
Member of the Advisory Board, Arctic Circle
Member of the Advisory Council for the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Polar Regions in Westminster, United Kingdom
Member of the Vladivostok Maritime Assembly
Member of the Board of Trustees, Lausanne Opera Foundation Council, Lausanne, Switzerland
Founding member of the Swiss Polar Institute (SPI), Berne, Switzerland
List of Swedes billionaires by net worth (2017, Forbes)
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Swedish billionaires: Stefan Persson (magnate), net worth 19.6 billion (2017)
Carl Stefan Erling Persson (born 4 October 1947 in Bromma, Stockholm) is a Swedish business magnate*. 71-year-old Persson is the chairman and main shareholder in fashion company H&M (Hennes & Mauritz), which was founded by his father Erling Persson in 1947. Persson took over the company from his father in 1982 and served as its manager until 1998. Persson also owns a substantial stake in the Swedish technology company Hexagon AB. Through his privately held real estate company Ramsbury Invest (Drottninggatan 50, 111 21 Stockholm, Sweden), Persson owns a large number of properties in London, Paris and Stockholm.
Swedish billionaires: Hans Rausing (magnate), net worth 12.5 billion (2017)
Sir Hans Rausing, KBE (born 25 March 1926) is a Swedish businessman based in the United Kingdom. He made his fortune from his co-inheritance of Tetra Pak, a company founded by his father Ruben Rausing and currently the largest food packaging company in the world. In 1995 he sold his share of the company to his brother, Gad.
NordenBladet – Sir Hans Rausing, KBE (born 25 March 1926) is a Swedish businessman based in the United Kingdom. He made his fortune from his co-inheritance of Tetra Pak, a company founded by his father Ruben Rausing and currently the largest food packaging company in the world. In 1995 he sold his share of the company to his brother, Gad.
In the Forbes world fortune ranking, Rausing was placed at number 83 with an estimated fortune of $US10 billion in 2011. According to Forbes, he was the second richest Swedish billionaire in 2013. As of July 2017, Forbes reported his net worth as $12.5 billion. As of 17 May 2013, Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimated Rausing’s net worth to be $13.3 billion.
Early life
Rausing was born in Gothenburg in 1926 as the second son to industrialist Ruben Rausing and his wife Elisabeth (née Varenius). Rausing had two brothers, Gad and Sven.
Career
Hans Rausing studied Economics, Statistics and Russian at Lund University, graduating in 1948. In 1954 Rausing was appointed Managing Director of Tetra Pak and his brother Gad Deputy Managing Director. Rausing became Chairman of the Tetra Pak board in 1985. He left the company in 1993 and sold his 50% share of the company to Gad in 1995.
Tetra Pak’s success in the 1970s and 1980s has been credited to the leadership of Hans and Gad Rausing, who turned the six-person family business into a multi-national company. Over the course of his career, Rausing became a specialist in Russian affairs and has made many investments in Russia and Ukraine. He was responsible for the Tetra Pak’s Russian market, and negotiated the first Tetra Pak machine export to the Soviet Union in 1959, eventually making Tetra Pak the largest foreign employer in Russia.
Patronage
Hans Rausing (92-year-old today) and his wife Märit have donated large sums to charities and research in the UK and Sweden, among others to large medical research projects at Karolinska Institutet and Lund University. Through the Märit and Hans Rausing Fund, they support local community projects in their home county of Sussex.
Through her fund Arcadia, Rausing’s daughter Lisbet is financing the Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London, the Hans Rausing Scholarship in the History of Science at King’s College London, and the Hans Rausing Chair in the History of Science at Uppsala University, which is also hosting an annual Hans Rausing Lecture in the History of Science. The University of Cambridge Department of History and Philosophy of Science hosts an Annual Hans Rausing Lecture.
Honors
Hans Rausing has been appointed Doctor Honoris Causa in Medicine and Economics at Lund University. He is a visiting professor at Mälardalens Högskola, Sweden, and honorary professor at the University of Dubna, Russia. He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 2006. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge, and in 2011 he was awarded the title Honorary Freeman and Liveryman at The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers, London.
Personal life
Hans Rausing and his wife Märit Rausing have two daughters, Anna Lisbet Kristina Rausing (born 9 June 1960) and Sigrid Maria Elisabet Rausing (born 29 January 1962), and one son, Hans Kristian Rausing (born 15 June 1963).
Rausing has been a resident of the UK since 1982. He lives in Wadhurst, East Sussex.
List of Swedes billionaires by net worth (2017, Forbes)
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* A business magnate or industrialist is an entrepreneur of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise or field of business. The term characteristically refers to a wealthy entrepreneur or investor who controls, through personal business ownership or dominant shareholding position, a firm or industry whose goods or services are widely consumed. Such individuals may also be called czars, moguls, proprietors, tycoons, taipans, barons, or oligarchs.
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Swedish billionaires: Stefan Persson (magnate), net worth 19.6 billion (2017)
Carl Stefan Erling Persson (born 4 October 1947 in Bromma, Stockholm) is a Swedish business magnate*. 71-year-old Persson is the chairman and main shareholder in fashion company H&M (Hennes & Mauritz), which was founded by his father Erling Persson in 1947. Persson took over the company from his father in 1982 and served as its manager until 1998. Persson also owns a substantial stake in the Swedish technology company Hexagon AB. Through his privately held real estate company Ramsbury Invest (Drottninggatan 50, 111 21 Stockholm, Sweden), Persson owns a large number of properties in London, Paris and Stockholm.
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NordenBladet – Carl Stefan Erling Persson (born 4 October 1947 in Bromma, Stockholm) is a Swedish business magnate*. 71-year-old Persson is the chairman and main shareholder in fashion company H&M (Hennes & Mauritz), which was founded by his father Erling Persson in 1947. Persson took over the company from his father in 1982 and served as its manager until 1998. Persson also owns a substantial stake in the Swedish technology company Hexagon AB. Through his privately held real estate company Ramsbury Invest (Drottninggatan 50, 111 21 Stockholm, Sweden), Persson owns a large number of properties in London, Paris and Stockholm.
In March 2013, Forbes reported Persson’s net worth as $28 billion and in 2017 Persson´s net worth was 19.6 billion making him the richest of Sweden’s 31 billionaires and the 43th richest person in the world. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Persson had a net worth of US $31.9 billion in 2014, making him the 17th richest person in the world at the time.
Early life:
Stefan Persson is the son of Erling Persson (21 January 1917 – 28 October 2002) and Margrit Helga Andersson and half brother to Lottie Tham. He attended the University of Stockholm.
Personal life
Stefan Persson is a founder of the Mentor Foundation, a nonprofit organisation that aims to combat substance abuse among young people. He is a supporter of Djurgårdens IF and is co-funding a foundation for the club. Persson enjoys downhill skiing, tennis and golf. He owns properties in London, Paris and Stockholm and, in 2009, acquired the 21-cottage village of Linkenholt in Hampshire, England.
Persson lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his second wife, Carolyn Denise Persson. They have three children. In 2009, his son, Karl-Johan Persson (now 43 year-old), took over as president and chief executive of H&M. Their other two children, Tom Persson (33) and Charlotte Söderström (41) are also billionaires.
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* A business magnate or industrialist is an entrepreneur of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise or field of business. The term characteristically refers to a wealthy entrepreneur or investor who controls, through personal business ownership or dominant shareholding position, a firm or industry whose goods or services are widely consumed. Such individuals may also be called czars, moguls, proprietors, tycoons, taipans, barons, or oligarchs.
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