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Per Norlin
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'''Per Adolf Norlin''' (23 January 1905 – 11 January 1992) was a Swedish businessman. He was CEO of [[Swedish Intercontinental Airlines]] (SILA), [[Scandinavian Airlines]] (SAS) and [[AB Aerotransport]] (ABA) in the 1940s and 1950s.
==Career==
Norlin was born in [[Stockholm]], Sweden, the son of Karl Norlin, an office manager, and his wife Ingrid (née Söderman). He passed ''[[studentexamen]]'' in 1924 and was CEO of the [[Swedish Intercontinental Airlines]] (SILA) from 1943 to 1949. Norlin served as CEO of [[Scandinavian Airlines]] (SAS) from 1946 to 1949, vice CEO of [[AB Aerotransport]] (ABA) in 1948 and CEO of ABA from 1949 to 1951. He was CEO of SAS from 1951 to 1954 and of SILA from 1955.<ref name="Harnesk (1962), p. 985">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) |url=https://ift.tt/2MzA65S |page=985}}</ref>
Norlin was deputy member of the board of the AB Aerotransport (ABA) from 1931 to 1935, board member of ABA and SAS from 1955, vice charirman of the [[Royal Swedish Aero Club]] from 1955, chairman of the board of AB Linjebuss from 1955, of Arvid Nordquist hdls AB from 1956, International Aircraft Leasing Co Inc from 1956, AB Lindholmens varv from 1961, vice chairman of [[Nynas|Nynäs petroleum]] from 1957, and board member of [[Motala Verkstad]] from 1957.<ref name="Harnesk (1962), p. 985"/>
==Personal life==
In 1933, Norlin married Eva de Champs (born 1905), the dauhgter of Lieutenant Heneral Henri de Champs and Adelaide von Horn. He was the father of Eva (born 1939), Christoffer (born 1941) and Malcolm (born 1947).<ref name="Harnesk (1962), p. 985"/>
==Awards and decorations==
Norlin's awards:<ref name="Harnesk (1962), p. 985"/>
*Commander First Class of the [[Order of Vasa]]
*Commander of the [[Order of the Dannebrog]]
*Commander of the [[Order of the Lion of Finland]]
*Commander of the [[Order of Orange-Nassau]]
*Officer of the [[Order of the Crown (Belgium)|Order of the Crown]]
*Knight First Class of the [[Order of the White Rose of Finland]]
*Knight First Class of the [[Order of St. Olav]]
*Officer of the [[Legion of Honour]]
==References==
[[Category:1905 births]]
[[Category:1992 deaths]]
[[Category:SAS Group people]]
[[Category:Swedish airline chief executives]]
[[Category:Businesspeople from Stockholm]]
[[Category:Commanders First Class of the Order of Vasa]]
'''Per Adolf Norlin''' (23 January 1905 – 11 January 1992) was a Swedish businessman. He was CEO of [[Swedish Intercontinental Airlines]] (SILA), [[Scandinavian Airlines]] (SAS) and [[AB Aerotransport]] (ABA) in the 1940s and 1950s.
==Career==
Norlin was born in [[Stockholm]], Sweden, the son of Karl Norlin, an office manager, and his wife Ingrid (née Söderman). He passed ''[[studentexamen]]'' in 1924 and was CEO of the [[Swedish Intercontinental Airlines]] (SILA) from 1943 to 1949. Norlin served as CEO of [[Scandinavian Airlines]] (SAS) from 1946 to 1949, vice CEO of [[AB Aerotransport]] (ABA) in 1948 and CEO of ABA from 1949 to 1951. He was CEO of SAS from 1951 to 1954 and of SILA from 1955.<ref name="Harnesk (1962), p. 985">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) |url=https://ift.tt/2MzA65S |page=985}}</ref>
Norlin was deputy member of the board of the AB Aerotransport (ABA) from 1931 to 1935, board member of ABA and SAS from 1955, vice charirman of the [[Royal Swedish Aero Club]] from 1955, chairman of the board of AB Linjebuss from 1955, of Arvid Nordquist hdls AB from 1956, International Aircraft Leasing Co Inc from 1956, AB Lindholmens varv from 1961, vice chairman of [[Nynas|Nynäs petroleum]] from 1957, and board member of [[Motala Verkstad]] from 1957.<ref name="Harnesk (1962), p. 985"/>
==Personal life==
In 1933, Norlin married Eva de Champs (born 1905), the dauhgter of Lieutenant Heneral Henri de Champs and Adelaide von Horn. He was the father of Eva (born 1939), Christoffer (born 1941) and Malcolm (born 1947).<ref name="Harnesk (1962), p. 985"/>
==Awards and decorations==
Norlin's awards:<ref name="Harnesk (1962), p. 985"/>
*Commander First Class of the [[Order of Vasa]]
*Commander of the [[Order of the Dannebrog]]
*Commander of the [[Order of the Lion of Finland]]
*Commander of the [[Order of Orange-Nassau]]
*Officer of the [[Order of the Crown (Belgium)|Order of the Crown]]
*Knight First Class of the [[Order of the White Rose of Finland]]
*Knight First Class of the [[Order of St. Olav]]
*Officer of the [[Legion of Honour]]
==References==
[[Category:1905 births]]
[[Category:1992 deaths]]
[[Category:SAS Group people]]
[[Category:Swedish airline chief executives]]
[[Category:Businesspeople from Stockholm]]
[[Category:Commanders First Class of the Order of Vasa]]
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