About Sten Allan Olsson
Lived 1916 – 2013 (aged 96). Sten Allan Olsson was a Swedish businessperson.
Sten Allan Olsson (28 October 1916 – 12 July 2013) was a Swedish billionaire businessman, the founder, CEO and owner of Stena Sphere.
Sten Allan Olsson was born on 28 October 1916, on Donsö, in the Gothenburg archipelago, the son of a schooner owner and captain. He was educated at Ljungskile Folk High School, followed by a commercial college in Gothenburg. He founded the ferry company Stena Line in 1962, initially on the Gothenburg-Skagen route.
He married Birgit Andersson in 1944, and they had three children. He died on 12 July 2013.
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Who was Sten Allan Olsson?
Swedish businessman
When was Sten Allan Olsson born?
Sten Allan Olsson was born on 28 October 1916 in Styrsö.
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Sten Allan Olsson died on 12 July 2013 in Hovås.
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Sten Allan Olsson was a businessperson.
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Sten Allan Olsson was Swedish.
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