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Sven Engwall

Sven Victor Engwall was a Swedish businessman, industrialist and professional sailor. He was the heir to the Engwall family in Gävle.

Biography

Sven Victor Engwall, born in 1891, was the oldest son of Ernst Victor Engwall. In 1912, Sven Engwall graduated as a naval officer. In 1914, he actively participated in World War I. After the war, in 1918, Sven Engwall joined Vict. Th. Engwall & Co. He assumed the position of CEO at Vict. Th. Engwall & Co after his uncle, Knut Emil Engwall, transitioned to a more passive role on the family board. In 1945, Sven Engwall actively participated in the World War II at the same time as he managed the family business. He remained a Captain of the Navy, in the reserve, after the wars.

In 1916, Sven Victor Engwall was appointed chairman of . He served as chairman of and Fastigh AB Enghell. Sven acquired together with and served as chairman from 1920. He served on the board of , a company majority owned by . In the early 1920s, he served as chairman of the Gävle Merchant Association, an organisation founded by his father and his uncles, Knut Emil Engwall and Carl Fredrik Engwall. Sven Victor Engwall contributed to the Gefle Sailing Society (GSS) and competed in sailing.

In the 1920s, Sven Engwall served as vice-chairman of and . He served under the chairmanship of Torsten Kreuger. After the , Sven Victor Engwall together with , Hugo Stenbeck, B. Barkman, and acquired Hemisphere Steamship, Rederi AB Amphion, Rederi AB Bellis and Rederi AB Ceres. The shipping group after acquiring from , later became Kinnevik AB.

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