Pehr G. Gyllenhammar
Pehr G. Gyllenhammar | |
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Gyllenhammar in 2014 | |
| Born | Pehr Gustaf Gyllenhammar 28 April 1935 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Died | 21 November 2024 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Alma mater | Lund University |
| Employer | Volvo (1970–1993) |
| Title | CEO of Volvo |
| Term | 1971–1994 |
| Spouses | Christina Engellau
(m. 1959; died 2008)Christel Behrmann
(m. 2010; div. 2012)Lee Welton Croll (m. 2013) |
| Children | 5; including Cecilia and Charlotte |
| Parent(s) | Pehr Gyllenhammar Aina Gyllenhammar |
Pehr Gustaf Gyllenhammar (28 April 1935 – 21 November 2024) was 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 listed his position at the time of his death as 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. Gyllenhammar became an Honorary Master of the Bench of the Inner Temple, London in 2001.