Marcus Wallenberg (born 1956)
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Born | September 2, 1956 Stockholm, Sweden | (age 68)
Occupation | Investor |
Spouse | Fanny Sachs |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | Marc Wallenberg Olga Wehtje |
Relatives | Jacob Wallenberg (cousin) Peter Wallenberg Jr (cousin) |
Marcus "Husky" Wallenberg (born September 2, 1956) is a Swedish banker and industrialist.
Early life
Marcus Wallenberg was born on September 2, 1956 in Stockholm, Sweden.[1] His father, Marc Wallenberg, was a banker. His mother is Olga Wehtje. He is a member of the prominent Wallenberg family.[2]
Wallenberg has a BSc degree from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.[1] He served as a lieutenant in the Royal Swedish Naval Academy in 1977.[1]
Career
Wallenberg began his career in the New York City office of Citibank in 1980–1982.[1] He subsequently worked for Deutsche Bank, followed by S. G. Warburg & Co., Citicorp and the SEB Group.[1]
Wallenberg served as the President and CEO of Investor from 1999 to 2005.[1] He served as the Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce from 2006 to 2008.[2]
Wallenberg is the Vice Chairman of the Institute of International Finance.[2] He serves on the board of directors of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Electrolux, Ericsson, LKAB, AstraZeneca, Stora Enso, Saab, Temasek Holdings and Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. He is a former member of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group.[3]
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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.[2] They have one child together. They reside at the family mansion, Täcka Udden.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "WALLENBERG, Marcus". Who's Who 2017. University of Oxford. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
- ^ a b c d e Annie Maccoby Berglof, At home: Marcus Wallenberg: The chairman of SEB talks about being part of a Swedish banking dynasty, Financial Times, April 5, 2013
- ^ "Former Steering Committee Members". bilderbergmeetings.org. Bilderberg Group. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
Sources
- "Marcus Wallenberg". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 2010-05-10.
External links
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