Stig Larsson
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| Born | 1931 |
| Died | 24 July 2020 (Age 88) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Alma mater | Chalmers University of Technology |
Swedish civil engineer and business leader. He worked for Ericsson, before he became CEO of the national train company Statens Järnvägar. | |
Not to be confused author Stieg Larsson
Lars Stig Mauritz Larsson was a Swedish civil engineer and business leader. He worked for Ericsson, before he became CEO of the national train company Statens Järnvägar (SJ) 1988–1998.[1] He attended the 1994 Bilderberg conference.
Biography
Stig Larsson studied to be a civil engineer at Chalmers University of Technology until 1960 when he started working at Ericsson took over. Among other things, he was a driving force in the development of the 1974 AXE digital telephone exchange. He was CEO of Ericsson Information Systems AB 1985–1988.[2] He also developed military digital technology for the Saab 37 Viggen fighter plane.
Larsson was appointed Director General of SJ in 1988 and led the reorganization of SJ from a state-owned plant to a state-owned company with the emphasis on the railway.
Larsson was a member of the Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences since 1986 and was promoted to an honorary doctor of technology at Chalmers University of Technology in 1996.[3]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1994 | 2 June 1994 | 5 June 1994 | Finland Helsinki | The 42nd Bilderberg, in Helsinki. |
