Jonas Goro Gadelius

Jonas Goro Gadelius (25 November 1926-31 July 2003) was a Swedish businessman who served as chairman of Gadelius K.K, a trading and engineering company based in Japan. He promoted business and industrial relations between Sweden and Japan.

Early life and education The youngest of seven children, Gadelius was born in 1926 to Knut and Gabriella Gadelius. His father founded Gadelius AB in Gothenburg in 1890 and Gadelius K.K. in Tokyo in 1907. Gadelius spent his early years in Tokyo before his family moved back to Sweden in 1932.

Career In 1950, Gadelius moved to Japan to work for Gadelius K.K., maintaining the family's involvement in industrial cooperation with Japan. By the mid-1960s, he became President of Gadelius K.K. and played a role in leading the company during a period of rapid industrial growth in Japan.

Jonas Goro Gadelius died in London on 31 July 2003 at the age of 76.