Axel Enström (industrialist)
Axel Gustaf Torbjörn Enström (October 25, 1893 - March 9, 1977) was a Swedish industrialist, the head of SCA Forest Products in Sundsvall. He was managing director (president) from 1950 to 1960 and chairman of the board from 1960 to 1965.[1]
Biography
He married Margit Lisa Magdalena Wahlberg (1900-1984) in Ytterlännäs parish, Västernorrland, Sweden on July 18, 1920. She was a daughter of Johanna Winblad (1859-1916) and Per Olof Bernhard Wahlberg (1852-1927). Their children include: Torbjörn Enström (1921-1983) who married Ginette; Lennart Enström (1923-1999) who married Inga (1925- ); and Birgitta Enström (1925- ) who married Richard Malmros.
On September 12, 1953 the golf course he created in Sundsvall was opened. The course was officially opened by His Royal Highness Prince Bertil.[2] The SCA Men's Choir was established on August 28, 1957 on his initiative. His interest in male choral singing lead to the creation of choirs whereever there was an SCA run company, in Kramfors, Holmsund, Byske and Karlsvik. An icebreaking tugboat that belonged to SCA was named after him. It was later sold and renamed Fram.[3]
Timeline
- 1893 Birth of Axel Enström in Sweden
- 1920 Marriage to Margit Lisa Magdalena Wahlberg in Ytterlännäs, Sweden on August 28th
- 1921 Birth of Torbjörn Enström
- 1923 Birth of Lennart Enström
- 1925 Birth of Birgitta Enström
- 1950 Begins tenure as Director of SCA Forest Products in Sundsvall
- 1953 Creation of golf course in Sundsvall on September 12th
- 1957 Creation of Men's Choir on August 28th
- 1960 Ends tenure as Director of SCA Forest Products in Sundsvall
- 1960 Begins tenure as Chairman of the Board of SCA Forest Products in Sundsvall
- 1965 Ends tenure as Chairman of the Board of SCA Forest Products in Sundsvall
- 1977 Death of Axel Enström in Sundsvall, Sweden
References
- ^ "Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA)". Hoovers. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
That year Axel Enstrom became the president of SCA and began to consolidate the operations of its subsidiaries, creating a single forest company by 1954.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Sundsvalls GK Klubbens historia" (in Swedish). Sundsvalls GK. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
Tanken på att bygga en golfbanan i Sundsvall fanns redan i slutet av 1920-talet. Det var dock först när skogsbolaget SCA flyttade sitt huvudkontor till Sundsvall som en golfbana förverkligades. De hade starkt stöd av SCA´s VD Axel Enström. Klubben registrerades som nr 40 i landet. De första nio hålen byggdes på jordbruksmark som ägdes av SCA och banan invigdes 1953 av Prins Bertil.
- ^ "Axel Enström". Poosu. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
Built: 1958, Åsiverken Ab, Åmål, Sweden