Casimir Ehrnrooth
Göran Albert Casimir "Casse" Ehrnrooth, titled
The eldest son of the President of
Kaukas
Casimir Ehrnrooth succeeded his maternal relatives as President and CEO of Kaukas paper factory, in small town of Lauritsala (annexed to Lappeenranta in 1967), Southern Karelia in 1962; and he served there for a long time.
Casimir Ehrnroth was successor of Jacob von Julin (1906–1987) as CEO of Kaukas paper factory. He was Jacob von Julin’s sister's son. Casimir Ehrnrooth was selected in the Kaukas Board of Directors in 1954 and as CEO in 1967.[1]
In 1985, he arranged the merger between
Union Bank and Nokia Corporation
As side occupation, he also served in the council of Union Bank, and as chairman of Nokia Corporation (1992–1999), a company which just in those years rose to position of a worldwide developer of telecommunications devices.
Ehrnrooth lived in
Forcit
Casimir Ehrnrooth was Forcit Oy Board of Directors chairman in 2003–2009 and was a member in 2012.[2][3] According to the Supreme Administration Court claims in the case of stone business in Tuusula the stone business is concentrated in Finland.[4] According to the Competition Authorities in Finland (15.2.2010) Forcit produce and import the majority of explosives in Finland, but several foreign companies are competing. Forcit Oy produce explosives for civil and military use. Explosives are used in mines, rock construction of large buildings, and road and railway construction.[5]
Death
Ehrnrooth died in July 2015 from a sudden cardiac arrest at his home in Mallorca.[6] He was 84 years old.[7]
Family
Casimir Ehrnrooth's father Göran Ehrnrooth (1905–1996) was a bank manager at Pohjoismaiden Yhdyspankki, and later Nordea after several mergers. His mother Louise von Julin came from a rich family. Ehrnrooth has been married twice. His first wife from 1953 to 1964 was Eva Kristina Katarina Reenpää, daughter of Professor Heikki Reenpää, CEO of publishing firm Otava. His second wife since 1965 was Ann-Mari Horelli, daughter of CEO Ingmar Horelli.[8]
His children:[9]
- Henrik Ehrnrooth (1954), owner of Lindvik manor in Jakari, Porvoo; once President and CEO of Jaakko Pöyry Consulting companies
- Johanna Ehrnrooth (1958–2020), painter
- Georg Ehrnrooth (1966), owner of Porlammi manor
- Carl-Gustaf Ehrnrooth (1969), Guggenheim Foundation Board of Directors, part-owner of Vanantaka manor, see Guggenheim Helsinki Plan
Career
Posts held include:[10]
- Petco Oy, CEO 1958–1962
- Kaukas, manager 1962–1967
- Kaukas, CEO 1967–1985
- Kaukas merged with Kymi-Strömberg in 1986 and changed its name to Kymmene Oy in 1987
- Kymmene Oy, CEO 1987–1991
- UPM-Kymmenewas formed by the merger of Kymmene Corporation and Repola Ltd and its subsidiary United Paper Mills Ltd in 1996
- Chairman of ex Confederation of Finnish Industries 1988–1991
Member of the Board of Directors of:[11]
- Finvest, chairman 1997–2003
- EQ Online, chairman 2000–2001
- Forcit Oy, chairman 2003–2009
- Cargotec, vice chairman 2005–2009, chairman 2009–
References
- ^ Vuorineuvos Jacob von Julin (1906–1987) Oy Kaukas Ab:n toimitusjohtaja National Bibliograsphy Finnish Literature Society (in Finnish)
- ^ Who is who in Finland 2010 Otava
- ^ Forcit
- ^ Juhani Sjöblom jättää Tuusulan kunnanvaltuuston yle 3.3.2011, the corresponding KHO material in the Supreme Administration Court Helsinki
- ^ Kilpailuvirasto 15.2.2010 “Forcit on tällä hetkellä merkittävin räjähdysaineiden tuottaja ja maahantuoja Suomessa, ja suuri osa Suomessa käytetyistä räjähdysaineista on Forcitin valmistamia tai maahantuomia räjähdysaineita. Ulkomaisia yrityksiä on myös.
- ^ Döda: Casimir Ehrnrooth. Hufvudstadsbladet, 26 July 2015, p. 35. (in Swedish)
- ^ "Vuorineuvos Casimir Ehrnrooth on kuollut" (in Finnish)
- ^ Ehrnrooth, Göran (1905–1996)
- ^ Ehrnrooth, Casimir (1931–2015). National Biography 6.6.2003.
- ^ WSOY iso tiesosanakirja 1995
- ^ Kuka kukin on 2011, (Who is who) Otava (publisher)