Carl Bennet

Carl Reinhold Adolf Bennet (born 19 August 1951) is a Swedish billionaire businessman. He is the chairman of the medical technology firm Getinge and the printing company Elanders.

Early life Carl Bennet was born in 1951, and has a bachelor's degree in economics, and obtained an MBA from the University of Gothenburg in 1976.

Career In his early career, Bennet worked at Kockums in Malmö, thereafter at Electrolux in Alingsås between 1980 and 1988.

Through Carl Bennet AB, he has significant holdings in Lifco, Getinge, Elanders and other companies.

Bennet has been credited with preventing the financial collapse of the mining company Boliden AB in the early 2000s.

As of July 2025, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$11.4 billion. In 1981 he married physiotherapist Nina Bennet. They have a daughter and live in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Honours H. M. The King's Medal of the 12th size gold medal on Seraphim Order ribbon. Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.