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Björn Westerlund

Finnish politician and businessman

Björn Georg Wilhelm Westerlund, titled Vuorineuvos (27 January 1912 in Hanover, Germany – 11 March 2009 in Helsinki, Finland), was a Finnish businessman and a short-time minister in the government of Finland. He was the former and first President and CEO of Nokia Corporation that was formed in a 1967 merger between the three Finnish companies Nokia Company, Finnish Rubber Works and Kaapelitehdas (Cable Company).²

From Wikipedia’s article on Björn Westerlund (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jan 27, 1912, died Mar 11, 2009.¹

About

He was the CEO until his retirement in 1977. He remained Chairman of the Board until 1979.

He was also the Minister of Trade and Industry for a short while (19 June to 14 July 1961) in V. J. Sukselainen's second government, as a representative of Swedish People's Party.

From Wikipedia’s article on Björn Westerlund, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

NokiaChief executive officer 1967 to 1977¹⁰

Early life and education

Date not recordedHelsinki University of Technology³

Career

Occupation: politician, businessperson.⁵

1967 to 1977Chief executive, Nokia⁴

Personal life

BornJan 27, 1912, Hanover⁶
DiedMar 11, 2009, Helsinki⁷
CitizenshipGrand Duchy of Finland, Finland⁸

Awards

Date not recordedCommander of the Order of Vasa⁹
Date not recordedCross of Liberty, 4th Class⁹
Date not recordedGrand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland⁹
Date not recordedKnight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland⁹
Date not recordedKnight of the Order of the Dannebrog⁹
Date not recordedMedal of Liberty, 2nd Class⁹
Date not recordedMemorial medal of the Continuation War⁹
Date not recordedMemorial medal of the Winter War⁹
Date not recordedOrder of Merit of the Hungarian People's Republic⁹
Date not recordedOrder of Merit, 4th Class⁹
Date not recordedOrder of the Flag of the People's Republic of Hungary⁹

Sources

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WikidataBjörn Westerlund on Wikidata
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WikipediaBjörn Westerlund on Wikipedia
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WikidataBjörn Westerlund: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataBjörn Westerlund: Chief executive, Nokia, on Wikidata
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WikidataBjörn Westerlund: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataBjörn Westerlund: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataBjörn Westerlund: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataBjörn Westerlund: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataBjörn Westerlund: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataNokia, Chief executive officer
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Wikimedia CommonsBjörn Westerlund photo by Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain