Character is Destiny: Reflections on Innovation & Integrity from Volvo’s Longest Serving CEO - Softcover

Gyllenhammar, Pehr

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1642799742 ISBN 13: 9781642799743

Publisher: Morgan James Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

Character is Destiny provides a rare and unique glimpse into Pehr Gyllenhammar’s professional triumphs and failures; and his successful efforts to shape industry in Europe, most notably with his creation of the European Roundtable of Industrialists which revitalized Europe’s infrastructure through projects like the France-England Channel Tunnel.

Character is Destiny also provides a window into his friendships with some of the great luminaries of the world. It is equal parts history, politics, and Gyllenhammar’s own personal philosophy―the foundational elements of his life have always been humanism, a fierce commitment to integrity and truth, and a deeply-rooted respect and admiration for the working class.

The author of six previous books published in Sweden, for the first time Gyllenhammar has chosen to create an original English-language book in concert with an American editor/writer. The resulting work is directly relevant to the English-language reader and Character is Destiny offers his own wisdom as to what people must do if they hope to see a future in which global business and democracy will survive.

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About the Author

Pehr Gyllenhammar is a Swedish industrialist who served as CEO and Chairman of Volvo for 24 years and founded the European Round Table of Industrialists. He has worked with/served on the board of such institutions as Lazard, Reuters, Rothschild, Chase Manhattan Bank, the Aspen Institute, The Rockefeller University, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. His awards and decorations include Sweden’s H.M. The King’s Medal, France’s Commander of the National Order of Merit and Commander of the Legion of Honor, and England’s Honorary Master of the Bench of the Inner Temple. Pehr is the author of six previous books. He currently lives in Canada with his wife, Lee Croll, and their daughter.

Edition details

• Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1642799742
• ISBN 13: 9781642799743
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 220