Marcus Wallenberg (born 1956)

Marcus Wallenberg
Born September 2, 1956 (1956-09-02) (age 60)
Stockholm, Sweden
Residence Täcka Udden
Occupation Investor
Spouse(s) Fanny Sachs
Children 4
Parent(s) Marc Wallenberg
Olga Wehtje
Relatives Jacob Wallenberg (cousin)

Marcus Wallenberg (born September 2, 1956) is a Swedish banker and industrialist.

Early life

Marcus Wallenberg was born on September 2, 1956 in Stockholm, Sweden.[1] His father, Marc Wallenberg, is a banker. His mother is Olga Wehtje. He is a member of the prominent Wallenberg family.[2]

Wallenberg has a BSc degree from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.[1] He served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Swedish Naval Academy in 1977.[1]

Career

Wallenberg began his career in the New York City office of Citibank in 1980-1982.[1] He subsequently worked for Deutsche Bank, followed by S. G. Warburg & Co., Citicorp and the SEB Group.[1]

Wallenberg served as the President and CEO of Investor from 1999 to 2005.[1] He served as the Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce from 2006 to 2008.[2]

Wallenberg is the Vice Chairman of the Institute of International Finance.[2] He serves on the board of directors of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Electrolux, Ericsson, LKAB, AstraZeneca, Stora Enso, Saab, Temasek Holdings and Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. He is a former member of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group.[3]

Täcka Udden.

Personal life

Wallenberg is married to Fanny Sachs, an architect.[2] They have two children together; he has four children from an earlier relationship. They reside at the family mansion, Täcka Udden.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "WALLENBERG, Marcus". Who's Who 2017. University of Oxford. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Annie Maccoby Berglof, At home: Marcus Wallenberg: The chairman of SEB talks about being part of a Swedish banking dynasty, Financial Times, April 5, 2013
  3. ↑ "Former Steering Committee Members". bilderbergmeetings.org. Bilderberg Group. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
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