
Marcus Wallenberg
Swedish banker and industrialist
Marcus "Husky" Wallenberg (born September 2, 1956) is a Swedish banker and industrialist. A leading member of the Wallenberg family, he is the chairman of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken since 2005 and of SAAB since 2006.2
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Born Sep 2, 1956.1
Companies
- Saab GroupChair Apr 5, 2006 to now14
- AstraZenecaBoard member15
- Saab GroupBoard member14
Early life and education
- Date not recordedWalsh School of Foreign Service3
Marcus Wallenberg was born on September 2, 1956, in Stockholm, Sweden. His father, Marc Wallenberg, was a banker. His mother is Olga Wehtje. He is a member of the prominent Wallenberg family.
Wallenberg holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. He served as a lieutenant in the Royal Swedish Naval Academy in 1977.
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Career
Occupation: entrepreneur, banker.10
- 2011 to 2014Chairman of the board of LKAB8
- Since 2006Chair, Saab Group9
- 1980 to 1982Worked at Citibank4
- Date not recordedWorked at Investor4
- Date not recordedWorked at Stockholm School of Economics4
- Date not recordedWorked at S. G. Warburg & Co.4
- Date not recordedWorked at Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken4 5
- Date not recordedWorked at Deutsche Bank4
- Date not recordedWorked at International Chamber of Commerce4
- Date not recordedWorked at Institute of International Finance4
- Date not recordedBoard member, Saab Group6
- Date not recordedBoard member, AstraZeneca7
Wallenberg began his career in the New York City office of Citibank in 1980–1982. He subsequently worked for Deutsche Bank, followed by S. G. Warburg & Co., Citicorp and the SEB Group.
Wallenberg served as the President and CEO of Investor from 1999 to 2005. He served as the Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce from 2006 to 2008.
Wallenberg is the Vice Chairman of the Institute of International Finance. He serves on the board of directors of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Electrolux, Ericsson, LKAB, AstraZeneca, Stora Enso, Saab, and Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. He is a member of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group.
He is also a former member of the board of directors of Temasek Holdings and currently on the Temasek International Panel.
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Personal life
Wallenberg has three children from his first marriage to Caroline Wallenberg (née Månsson). He is married to Fanny Sachs, an architect. They have one child together. They reside at Vidbynäs estate and on Djurgården.
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- 1WikidataMarcus Wallenberg on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaMarcus Wallenberg on Wikipedia
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- 14WikidataSaab Group, Chair
- 15WikidataAstraZeneca, Board member
- 16Wikimedia CommonsMarcus Wallenberg photo by Ministério da Defesa, CC BY 2.0