Carl Fredrik Engwall (1860-1925) was a Swedish businessman, industrialist and founder of .

Biography

Carl Fredrik Engwall, was the third son of

Victor Theodor Engwall Victor Theodor Engwall (24 July 1827 - 28 February 1908) was a Swedish industrialist, merchant and Philanthropy, philanthropist. He founded Vict. Th. Engwall & Co, predecessor to Gevalia, the largest coffee brand in Sweden. Biography Engwall ...

. Carl Fredrik co-owned the Helsan mineral water factory. In 1892, he established his own colonial goods firm, Carl Fredrik Engwall Co. In 1909, the company merged with Gustav Hellberg Co, first founded in 1888, and formed . The company became a competitor to the Engwall controlled Vict Th Engwall & Co (current

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). The company's primary building was Holmia.http://www.gavledraget.se/A3/Folke_Lofgren_Hellbergska_magasinet_Drottninggatan_56.htm (Läst 2013-08-31) In 1938, the Engwall family acquired the competitor Engwall, Hellberg Co AB. Sveahuset_1901

Carl Fredrik Engwall was appointed as a board member of . He became acquainted with (chairman, 1866–1904), (CEO, 1866–1891), and multiple other influential individuals from Gothenburg. In 1918, the insurance company was founded by Hellberg and Engwall. The company originally acted as a subsidiary for Brand- och livsförsäkrings AB Svea. The Engwalls retained influence over Brand- och livsförsäkrings AB Svea. Between 1942 and 1953, Arvind Hellberg served as CEO, and between 1953 and 1961 Pehr Gyllenhammar Sr. served as CEO. In 1950, the insurance provider Försäkrings AB Nornan merged with Brand- och livsförsäkrings AB Svea. In 1951, Försäkringsbolaget Svea-Nornan was established. In 1952, acquired the holdings company AB Argo. The same year, in 1952, , Sjöförsäkringsbolaget Gauthiod, , Försäkringsbolaget Sjöassurans Kompaniet, , and Återförsäkringsbolaget Union was acquired by Försäkringsbolaget Svea-Nornan through AB Argo. The group later became a part of

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. Carl Fredrik Engwall was appointed as the

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. He assisted his brother, Knut Emil Engwall, in getting approval for the Cedergren building in

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. He also worked as a diplomat in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Engwall, Carl Fredrik 1860 births 1925 deaths Swedish businesspeople Engwall family