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  Aftonbladet: Ny bok om Stenbecks matmissbruk
Stenbecks mat- och dryckeskompisar Leif GW Persson och Erik Lallerstedt har också vittnat om utsvävningarna.
Inte långt efter var det dags för vickning – och då hade Stenbeck en favorit:potatismos gjord på vispgrädde, äggula och en och annan potatis.
Jan Stenbeck däremot gjorde ingen hemlighet av att han varit otrogen många gånger.
www.aftonbladet.se /vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,944907,00.html   (2499 words)

  
  CNN.com - Victory Challenge honours backer - August 21, 2002
Stenbeck, one of Sweden's most prominent business leaders who developed an extensive network of media and telecommunications companies, died of a heart attack on Monday.
Stenbeck, 59, was not only the founder of the challenge, but he was also head of the syndicate and its staunchest supporter.
Stenbeck was scheduled to return to the base in Auckland, which he visited earlier this year, to follow the racing.
archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/sailing/08/21/victory.memorial.ppl/index.html   (327 words)

  
 BW Online | June 11, 2001 | Jan Stenbeck
Stenbeck, 58, is still honing his reputation as Sweden's enfant terrible and is a prime example of the entrepreneurial energy Europe can produce.
Stenbeck made his name by rebuilding his old-line, family-controlled, steel and forest conglomerate into a telecom and media empire--then using it to challenge Telia (TLAAF), the state-owned telecom monopoly until it was privatized in 2000.
Stenbeck's biggest coup came last year, when the government rejected Telia's bid for one of Sweden's four licenses to build third-generation mobile phone networks.
www.businessweek.com /magazine/content/01_24/b3736638.htm   (497 words)

  
 Hugo by Jan Stenbeck, 30 août 2002
Jan Stenbeck, décédé la semaine dernière, était un résident luxembourgeois discret.
Jan Stenbeck n'était en effet pas le modèle type d'un président de conseil d'administration, au contraire.
Stenbeck révait alors de briser le monopole de la télévision publique en Scandinavie.
www.land.lu /html/dossiers/dossier_telecom/stenbeck_300802.html   (1606 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Swedish financier Stenbeck, 59, dies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Stenbeck died of a heart attack Monday evening in Paris after a short illness, according to a statement issued Tuesday by his companies.
Stenbeck was the architect of an extensive network of media and telecommunications companies that helped change the business landscape in Sweden.
Stenbeck was chairman and founder of several companies and investment groups, including the Modern Times Group that operates free and pay television stations across northern Europe, as well as the business newspaper Finans Vision and Internet services.
sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1420602&type=news   (151 words)

  
 Victory Swedish Challenge
Stenbeck's son Hugo has become the titular head of the team and has sailed in a guest role in all of its races to date.
Jan Stenbeck should have returned to the base in Auckland, which he visited earlier this year, to follow the racing.
Jan Stenbeck, 59, died suddenly of a heart attack at the American Hospital in Paris after a brief illness.
www.cupineurope.com /LatestNews/Victory-LN4.htm   (2619 words)

  
 di.se: Stenbecks dotter tar makten - Nyheter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
De aktier som Jan Stenbeck ägde själv i samma bolag är värda runt 0,5 miljarder kronor.
Därmed sitter också makten säkrare i händerna på Cristina Stenbeck och risken för en splittring av ägandet i Stenbecksfären efter bodelningen mindre.
Familjen Stenbeck, med de fyra äldsta barnen och deras mor Merril McLeod, vill enligt DI att den ska ske i Luxemburg, där Jan Stenbeck var bosatt.
www.di.se /Index/Nyheter/2002/12/09/66344.htm   (412 words)

  
 svt.se - Nyheter
När det uppdagades att Stenbeck haft en tidigare okänd son, född 1997, bestred representanter för de övriga barnen att denne skulle få del i arvet.
I det sammanhanget blev det strid av var boutredningen skulle göras, och det dröjde innan det stod klart att den skulle ske i Sverige, vilket var vad företrädare för den utomäktenskaplige sonen hade krävt. Boutredningen blev klar i januari i år.
Jan Stenbeck förde själv en uppslitande strid med sina syskon om hur arvet efter fadern, Hugo Stenbeck, skulle skiftas.
www.svt.se /svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=22620&a=701919&lid=senasteNytt_275216&lpos=rubrik_701919   (503 words)

  
 Jan Stenbeck
er død
  (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Stenbeck er mannen bak mediekonsernet MTG, som ble børsnotert i 1997.
Stenbeck har i den seneste tid ikke følt seg helt frisk.
Jan Stenbeck var uten tvil svensk næringslivs største kjendis.
www.kampanje.com /incoming/article13497.ece?service=print   (277 words)

  
 Jan Stenbeck at AllExperts
Jan Stenbeck (November 14, 1942 in Stockholm, Sweden – August 19, 2002 in Paris, France) was a Swedish media owner.
Stenbeck graduated with a law degree from Uppsala University and later graduated with an MBA from Harvard Business School.
After his father, Hugo Stenbeck, had died, Jan Stenbeck returned to Sweden and gained control over Investment AB Kinnevik after a bitter feud with his sister.
en.allexperts.com /e/j/ja/jan_stenbeck.htm   (211 words)

  
 CNN.com - Victory Challenge backer dies - August 20, 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Jan Stenbeck, one of Sweden's most prominent business leaders who developed an extensive network of media and telecommunications companies, died at the age of 59 on Monday, one of his companies said.
Stenbeck also founded and was chairman of Modern Times Group, which operates free and pay television stations in nine countries, as well as the daily business newspaper Finans Vision.
Stenbeck also was the founder and chairman of investment company Invik & Co., Millicom International, Transcom WorldWide, as well as the chairman of the management company Industrifoervaltnings AB Kinnevik, according to the statement.
edition.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/sailing/08/20/victory.backer.ppl/index.html   (298 words)

  
 HS Business & Finance 21.8.2002 - Death of Swedish tycoon sends tremors through media empire
According to estimates of analysts, Stenbeck's death was an added blow to the empire, which has already suffered a considerable loss in market value this year.
Stenbeck was held to be the brains and source of inspiration for the empire, which employs some 20,000 people.
The executives also admitted that Stenbeck had drafted a plan for the event of his death, but they felt it was not proper to publish details of the plan at the time.
www2.hs.fi /english/archive/news.asp?id=20020821IE2   (268 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - More Sports - Swedish syndicate loses backer but sails on - Wednesday September 25, 2002 01:06 PM
The challenge was conceived and given life by Swedish media magnate Jan Stenbeck.
The spirit of Stenbeck is a constant visitor to the Victory Challenge base on Auckland's Halsey Street where a team of some 70 individuals, among them 31 sailors, toils daily from 6 a.m.
Asked to explain Jan Stenberg's passion for the America's Cup, Willborg gestures toward the panoramic windows of the Swedish base, to the team's dock on Auckland's Viaduct Basin, where the team's motor boat Black Knight -- committee boat for the 1983 Cup at Newport, Rhode Island -- is moored.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /more/news/2002/09/25/victory_feature_ap   (801 words)

  
 Ekot - Nyheter från Sveriges Radio - sr.se
Jan Stenbeck ärvde familjeföretaget Kinnevik, grundat på stål och skog, som han sedan omvandlade till ett omfattande mediaföretag och utmanare till monopolen inom både tv och telefoni.
Jan Stenbeck gjorde sig känd som en kontroversiell företagsledare, som inte drog sig för hårda tag mot sina anställda och rättsliga processer men som också mötte respekt från sina konkurrenter.
Jan Stenbeck var en av Sveriges rikaste personer, men han var också skygg och kallad expert på att hålla sig undan medias uppmärksamhet.
www.sr.se /ekot/arkiv.asp?DagensDatum=2002-08-20&Artikel=105940   (532 words)

  
 Economic Principals
Jan Stenbeck had been proprietor of Metro, the world's fastest-growing newspaper, until he died of a heart attack in Paris at the age of 59.
Stenbeck pioneered in wireless telephony (as a founder of Vodaphone) and cable television.
Without Stenbeck's fierce direction, Metro's substantial lead may be dissipated, in which case a potentially interesting voice will have been silenced.
www.economicprincipals.com /issues/02.09.01.html   (551 words)

  
 Swedes contribute to Van Mieu’s facelift
Stenbeck’s desire to help preserve Ha Noi’s "wonderful shrine to the soul" was fulfilled on Monday when his daughter, Cristina Stenbeck presented the temple with a cheque for US$300,000, according to the wishes of her late father.
Cristina Stenbeck is part of an entourage accompanying King Carl Gustaf XVI and Queen Silvia of Sweden on their visit to Viet Nam to commemorate the 35th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Viet Nam and Sweden on February 11.
Stenbeck noted the contribution was just the start of a funding programme the Stenbeck family has committed to Van Mieu.
vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn /2004-02/03/Stories/20.htm   (356 words)

  
 CNN.com - Victory Challenge backer dies - August 20, 2002
Jan Stenbeck, one of Sweden's most prominent business leaders who developed an extensive network of media and telecommunications companies, died at the age of 59 on Monday, one of his companies said.
Stenbeck also founded and was chairman of Modern Times Group, which operates free and pay television stations in nine countries, as well as the daily business newspaper Finans Vision.
Stenbeck also was the founder and chairman of investment company Invik & Co., Millicom International, Transcom WorldWide, as well as the chairman of the management company Industrifoervaltnings AB Kinnevik, according to the statement.
cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/sailing/08/20/victory.backer.ppl?related   (298 words)

  
 SEC Info - Industriforvaltnings AB Kinnevik - SC 13D/A - Millicom International Cellular SA - On 6/17/05
The 1980 Stenbeck Trust is an irrevocable trust that was created under the laws of the State of New York exclusively for the benefit of the wife and children of Mr.
The 1985 Stenbeck Trust is an irrevocable trust that was created under the laws of the State of New York exclusively for the benefit of the children of Mr.
Cristina Stenbeck is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Emesco and Stig Nordin, a member of the Board of Directors of Kinnevik, is a member of the Board of Directors of Emesco.
www.secinfo.com /dRY7g.zEa.htm   (1524 words)

  
 Variety.com - Inside Move: Secret son stirs storm over Stenbeck
The emerging fracas may be a knockdown drag-out family feud of the sort that Stenbeck, who died suddenly on Aug. 19, had 30 years ago -- one that gave him control of his empire in the first place.
The confirmed existence of a fifth child, given Stenbeck's flamboyant rep, barely raised an eyebrow among the free-living Swedes.
But speculation that the child's claim on the Stenbeck fortune could somehow topple the mogul's broadcast, print and telco empire have hit the tabloids like a hot episode from one of those soapy strands shown on Stenbeck's TV channels.
www.variety.com /article/VR1117872113.html?categoryid=18&cs=1   (398 words)

  
 Milicorn
Reclusive, mischievous and domineering, Jan Stenbeck enjoyed his position on the edge of the establishment in his native Sweden, preferring to direct his businesses from the US and Luxembourg when he died suddenly at the age of 59.
In his book on Stenbeck, author Per Andersson uses Kinnevik as a metaphor for the painful transformation of Sweden from a nation of forestry and steel to mobile phones and call centres.
Analysts believe that only Mr Stenbeck, who died of a heart attack in Paris last Monday at the age of 59, had a full overview of his operations, and the connections between them.
milicorn.netfirms.com   (1323 words)

  
 Magnus Holmberg interview - Yachting World America's Cup 2007
In their last campaign, headed by Jan Stenbeck who tragically passed away just days before the first race of the Louis Vuitton Cup, they proved themselves with their strong position through the quarter-finals but they were finally eliminated in the repecharge.
Thankfully for the Victory Challenge the Stenbeck involvement has continued and the team, led by Holmberg, is now in good position to pitch themselves against the other 10 challengers.
Hugo Stenbeck [son of Jan Stenbeck] has carried on the intentions of his father and done a really good job on getting the project going again.
www.ybw.com /auto/newsdesk/20050508170601ywamericascup07.html   (2223 words)

  
 SWEDEN?S MEDIA MOGUL BUYS STAKE IN SOCCER CLUB
Sweden?s answer to Rupert Murdoch, Jan Stenbeck, has bought a 17 per cent stake in soccer team Djurgarden.
Stenbeck's company, Modern Times Group (MTG), owns several media companies, including the free commuter newspaper Metro which was introduced in the UK two years ago.
It is believed that Jan Stenbeck is aiming to take Djurgarden, newly promoted to the Swedish top-flight, to the Champions' League.
www.sportbusiness.com /news/135670/sweden-s-media-mogul-buys-stake-in-soccer-club   (101 words)

  
 Jan Stenbeck died suddenly recently at the age of 59   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Jan Stenbeck died suddenly recently at the age of 59.
Reclusive, mischievous and domineering, he enjoyed his position on the edge of the establishment in his native Sweden, preferring to direct his businesses from the US and Luxembourg.
His father, lawyer Hugo Stenbeck, was one of the founders of the investment company Kinnevik, which controlled the forest products company Korsnäs and had interests in steel and hydro-electric power.
www.baldvin.org /news/winter2003   (384 words)

  
 whose statue is this in van mieu - Asia Finest Discussion Forum
Stenbeck’s desire to help preserve Ha Noi’s "wonderful shrine to the soul" was fulfilled on Monday when his daughter, Cristina Stenbeck presented the temple with a cheque for US$300,000, according to the wishes of her late father.
Cristina Stenbeck is part of an entourage accompanying King Carl Gustaf XVI and Queen Silvia of Sweden on their visit to Viet Nam to commemorate the 35th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Viet Nam and Sweden on February 11.
Stenbeck noted the contribution was just the start of a funding programme the Stenbeck family has committed to Van Mieu.
www.asiafinest.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=95100   (539 words)

  
 † Jan Stenbeck 20-08-2002 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
De Zweedse ondernemer Jan Stenbeck is in Parijs overleden aan de gevolgen van een hartinfarct.
Stenbeck was via zijn Kinnevik-groep eigenaar van diverse tv-zenders.
Jan Stenbeck was tevens oprichter van de telecomonderneming Tele2 en het gratis dagblad Metro.
www.flickr.com /photos/gavrila/168246403   (142 words)

  
 The Local - Stenbeck 'to take over at Kinnevik'
Cristina Stenbeck is due to take over as chairwoman of Kinnevik, the holding company that has been controlled by her family since 1936.
Stenbeck, 29, is to take over as chairman of the company at the AGM, due to be held on 10th May, according to Dagens Nyheter.
Cristina Stenbeck is already deputy chairwoman of Kinnevik's board, and sits on the boards of many of the companies in which it has shareholdings.
www.thelocal.se /6632/20070308   (686 words)

  
 Omaha Beach - Previous Minutes
The nominees from the community were Greg Stenbeck, Peter Jackson, Jan White, Mike Prebble, David Hanson, Kim Fisher, Ian Baudinet, Mike White, Jan Brown and the nominees from OBRS were Linda de Vine and Steve Marshall.
Mrs Simpson was hopeful that ASB Bank might become involved and made a push for continued donations and support for the upcoming fundraising events in February, namely Opera in the Olive Grove and Jazz in the Olive Grove.
Greg Stenbeck congratulated John Badham and his committee on the fine achievements of the Trust.
www.omaha-beach.org.nz /previous-minutes-3-jan-06.php   (1533 words)

  
 boats.com - News: Another billionaire joins the America's Cup
Jan Stenbeck, whose companies are worth $20 million, launched his Victory Challenge campaign in Gothenburg early today with the help of four New Zealanders.
Stenbeck is the man who bought NZL38, one of the original Black Magics from 1995, for $1 million.
When asked why Stenbeck had not joined in on the chequebook raid for Team New Zealand sailors, syndicate spokesman Bert Willborg replied: "He didn't need to.
www.boats.com /content/boat-articles.jsp?contentid=1362   (336 words)

  
 Global Investigative Journalism Conference 2005 - Investigative Journalism in Europe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Jan Stenbeck was one of the most powerful men in Swedish business.
He interviewed dozens of people, among them people who had worked or still worked for Stenbeck or one of his companies, analysts, lawyers, competitors, employees of the stock exchange and tax officials..
An extra obstacle was that neither Stenbeck himself nor the companies he owned wanted to cooperate.
www.vvoj.nl /conference/eu_projects2.php?id=164   (171 words)

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