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- Björn Georg Wilhelm Westerlund, titled Vuorineuvos (27 January 1912 in Hanover, Germany – 11 March 2009 in Helsinki, Finland), was a Finnish businessman and a short-time minister in the government of Finland. He was the former and first President and CEO of Nokia Corporation that was formed in a 1967 merger between the three Finnish companies Nokia Company, Finnish Rubber Works and Kaapelitehdas (Cable Company). He was the CEO until his retirement in 1977. He remained Chairman of the Board until 1979. He was also the Minister of Trade and Industry for a short while (19 June to 14 July 1961) in V. J. Sukselainen's second government, as a representative of Swedish People's Party. (en)
- Björn Georg Wilhelm Westerlund, född den 27 januari 1912 i Hannover, Tyskland, död den 11 mars 2009 i Helsingfors, Finland, var en finländsk industriman och företagsledare, koncernchef för Nokia 1967–1977. Björn Westerlund växte upp i en industrifamilj som son till bergsrådet Karl och Elisabeth Köppel. Fadern var VD för Finska Gummifabriks Ab. Björn Westerlund blev chef för Finska Kabelfabriken Ab 1956 och vid sammanslagningen av de tre Nokiabolagen Finska Gummifabriken Ab, Finska Kabelfabriken Ab och Nokia Ab till Nokia 1967 utsågs han till VD. Westerlund var den som tog beslutet om satsningen på en elektronikavdelningen inom dåvarande Finska kabel 1960, det som senare utvecklades till Nokias mobiltelefontillverkning. Han efterträddes som Nokia-chef av Kari Kairamo. Tilldelades titeln bergsråd 1962. (sv)
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- Björn Georg Wilhelm Westerlund, titled Vuorineuvos (27 January 1912 in Hanover, Germany – 11 March 2009 in Helsinki, Finland), was a Finnish businessman and a short-time minister in the government of Finland. He was the former and first President and CEO of Nokia Corporation that was formed in a 1967 merger between the three Finnish companies Nokia Company, Finnish Rubber Works and Kaapelitehdas (Cable Company). He was the CEO until his retirement in 1977. He remained Chairman of the Board until 1979. (en)
- Björn Georg Wilhelm Westerlund, född den 27 januari 1912 i Hannover, Tyskland, död den 11 mars 2009 i Helsingfors, Finland, var en finländsk industriman och företagsledare, koncernchef för Nokia 1967–1977. (sv)
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