Bjorn Westerlund
Businessperson, Organization leader
1912 – 2009
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Who was Bjorn Westerlund?
Björn Georg Wilhelm Westerlund, titled Vuorineuvos, 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 Finnish Cable Works. 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 in V. J. Sukselainen's second government, as a representative of Swedish People's Party.
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- Born
- Jan 27, 1912
Hanover - Also known as
- Björn Georg Wilhelm Westerlund
- Nalle
- Nationality
- Finland
- Profession
- Education
- Helsinki University of Technology
- Employment
- Chief Executive Officer, Nokia
(1967 - 1977)
- Chief Executive Officer, Nokia
- Died
- Mar 11, 2009
Helsinki
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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