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Sten Allan Olsson
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Sten Allan Olsson

Swedish businessman

Sten Allan Olsson (28 October 1916 – 12 July 2013) was a Swedish billionaire businessman, the founder, CEO and owner of Stena Sphere.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Sten Allan Olsson (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Oct 28, 1916, died Jul 12, 2013.1

About

Sten Allan Olsson was born on 28 October 1916, on Donsö, in the Gothenburg archipelago, the son of a schooner owner and captain. He was educated at Ljungskile Folk High School, followed by a commercial college in Gothenburg.

Olsson started a Gothenburg metals and rubber trading company in 1939, at the start of the Second World War, and moved into freight shipping. He founded the ferry company Stena Line in 1962, initially on the Gothenburg-Skagen route.

He married Birgit Andersson in 1944, and they had three children. He died on 12 July 2013.

From Wikipedia’s article on Sten Allan Olsson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Career

Occupation: businessperson.7

Personal life

  • BornOct 28, 1916, Styrsö8
  • DiedJul 12, 2013, Hovås9
  • CitizenshipSweden10
  • ResidenceGothenburg11
  • SpouseBirgit Gunvor Margareta Olsson12

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