Gunnar Engellau

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Gunnar Engellau

Former Chief Executive of Volvo

Gunnar Engellau was a Swedish businessman who served as CEO of Volvo from 1956 to 1971 and then as it’s Chairman until 1978. Born in 1907, Mr Engellau graduated from the Royal Institute of Technology and immediately secured work at the Swedish Railway Company SJ, in 1932. In 1935 he left SJ to become Head of Planning at Motala and then Purchasing and Sales Manager in 1937. He became the President of Swedish Flygmotor in 1943, before taking over as CEO of AB Volvo in 1956. When he began at Volvo, the company produced 31,000 cars a year and by the time he retired production had risen to 205,000. During his time as CEO he turned Volvo into a global business, introducing it to the United States, which became a pivotal factor to its success during this period. He also opened new factories and expanded the business, creating more jobs. He retired in 1956 and his son-in-law took over as CEO. During his career he was on numerous boards, notably, the Scandinavian Bank, AB Electrolux and the Swedish American Foundation.

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Giuseppe Saragat

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Giuseppe Saragat

Former President of the Italian Republic

Giuseppe Saragat received the 1970 Gold Mercury International Peace Award during his final years as President of the Italian Republic. Mr Saragat was born in Turin, Italy and graduated from The University of Turin with a degree in Economics and Commerce. He joined the Socialist Party in 1922, later becoming the leader of the party. Following the establishment of the Fascist dictatorship in 1926 and Saragat’s vocally staunch opposition to it, he was exiled from 1926 and 1943. After returning to Italy in 1943, Mr Saragat became a member of the Italian Socialist Party (ISP) in 1944. Between 1945 and 1946 he served as Ambassador to France before becoming Chairman of the Constituent Assembly between 1946 and 1947. In 1947 Mr Saragat split with the ISP due to his concern over its close alliance with those supporting communism. He then founded the Italian Socialist Workers’ Party, which was later renamed the Italian Social Democratic Party. Mr Saragat served as Deputy Prime Minster between  1947-1949 and 1954-1957. In 1963 he became the Minister of Foreign Affairs before serving as Italy’s President from 1964 to 1971. Throughout his political life, Mr Saragat strived to ensure an anti-fascist Italian state whilst encouraging the continuing development of NATO and the common market, as well as strengthening Italy’s ties with the United States of America.

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Corriere Della Sera

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Corriere Della Sera

Newspaper

Corriere Della Sera is Italy’s largest selling daily newspaper. It is one of Italy’s oldest and most reputable newspapers, managing to maintain independence throughout numerous periods of political turmoil. The newspaper was founded in 1876 by Eugenio Torelli Viollier and from its early beginnings it immediately established itself as the Italian paper of reference, providing a voice for the industrial bourgeoisie of the North. Luigi Albertini led the newspaper, and under his guidance it became the most widely read newspaper in Italy during the 1910′s and 1920′s. Its popularity has not declined since then either, as demonstrated by the fact that it still remains Italy’s most widely circulated newspaper. In the 1960′s Corriere Della Sera was acquired by the Rizzoli Group and listed on the Italian stock exchange, attracting some of the biggest Italian industrial and financial groups as shareholders. Its publications today are extremely diverse; publishing a range of supplements including, Ido Donno and the Corriere Della Sera Magazine. Corriere Della Sera has hosted a number of prominent Italian writers and intellectuals over the course of its history including Dino Buzzati, Italo Calvino, Eugenio Montale and Pier Paolo Pasolini.

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