Arvid Emanuel Kallen
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Arvid Emanuel Kallen (b. July 24, 1895 Öland, Sweden - d. April 1969, Boynton Beach, Florida) was a General Motors executive until his retirement in 1959.
He came to the United States from Sweden in 1915 intending to study medicine. The charity of friends provided train fare to Chicago where his industrial career began. In 1928 when the Yellow Cab Company, of which he was president, was purchased by General Motors, he was named treasurer of the division and later president of what is today GM Truck and Coach. He attended Carolina K. Kalmar college, Sweden; Northwestern University, and DePaul University. He was the Director of the Recess Club; Treasurer, Vice president, and President of Oakland Hills Country Club; a Member of The Swedish Club of Chicago; and an Honorary member of the New York City Bankers Club. Arvid also served in the United States Army during World War I.
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