Ulf Styren

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Ulf Styren (4 April 1890 – 20 December 1974) was a Norwegian businessperson.

He was born in Kristiania as a son of treasurer M. H. Styren (1846–1917) and Inga Othilie Johannessen (1866–1946). In 1916 he married Laila Elisabeth Camilla Gulbranson, a daughter of and Ellen Gulbranson (née Norgren).[1]

He graduated as a machine engineer. He manager the glass works from 1915 to 1930 and from 1930 to 1933. In 1933 he became chief executive of , and from 1937 Den Norske Kalosje- og Gummivarefabrik and . In 1947 he became chief executive of Norsk Jernverk, serving as director-general from 1955 to 1958.[1]

He chaired the board of Grand Hotel and was a board member of Emaljeverket, Goodwill Produkter, Pallas Norsk Forsikringsselskap, Radioindustri and Automatindustri. He chaired the supervisory council of Pallas Norsk Forsikringsselskap and was a supervisory council member of Bergens Privatbank. From 1957 to 1966 he was the president of the Norwegian Red Cross. Upon leaving he was proclaimed an honorary member.[1]

He was decorated as a Knight, First Class of Order of St. Olav (1958) and the , Knight of the Order of the Lion of Finland, the Order of Vasa, and also received the Order of Merit of Austria.[1] He died in December 1974 and was buried at Vestre gravlund.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Styren, Ulf". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 540. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Cemeteries in Norway". DIS-Norge. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
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