Salvatore Grimaldi
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Salvatore Grimaldi | |
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 Salvatore Grimaldi in 2013 | |
| Born | 25 May 1945 |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Years active | 1970-present |
Salvatore Grimaldi (Italian: [salvaˈtoːre ɡriˈmaldi]; Swedish pronunciation: [salvaˈtôːrɛ ɡrɪˈmǎldɪ]; born 25 May 1945) is a Swedish entrepreneur and speaker. He is a former chairman of the business-owners association Företagarna and the CEO of Grimaldi Industri AB.[1]
Salvatore Grimaldi was born in Taranto, Italy, on 25 May 1945. He migrated from Italy to Västerås, Sweden, with his parents in the early 1950s.[1] His mother came to Sweden to visit her brothers, who had found work at a company called ASEA. She found Sweden to be such a beautiful country that she decided to stay.[2]
Career
After working at Volvo, Grimaldi founded a grind mill in his own garage in Köping in 1970. In 1982, he started acquiring companies, including Bianchi, Monark, Crescent and Stiga. He then restructured these companies and sold off portions of the companies that did not contribute to his business objectives. Grimaldi ultimately acquired substantial wealth from these transactions.[1]
