Gustaf Helin
Johan Gustaf Henrik Helin, commonly called Gustaf Helin, was born in 1881 in Fritsla, Sweden. He was a Swedish businessman, industrialist and estate owner, and the seventh head of the Helin family. He was the eldest son of Johan Gustaf Helin and Maria Augusta Svensson.
In 1904, Gustaf Helin became chairman of Spirit Factory Petterberg in Borås. The chief executive, Victor Theodor Engwall, acted as his mentor. From 1906 to 1909 the family liquor factory expanded to produce wine, brandy and other spirits, a difficult task at the time due to strict rules and high taxes. In 1909 Engwall died, but the Helin family kept a close partnership with the Engwall family, including Ernst Victor Engwall, Knut Emil Engwall and Carl Fredrik Engwall.
Gustaf Helin was also a close friend of Paul Toll, a classmate from Borås School of Technology (Borås Tekniska Elementarskola). He represented the Borås industrial society and was appointed to the Council of the Swedish Central Bank in 1918. In 1922 he became CEO and chairman of Stockholmssystemet och Vin- & Spritcentralen.
After his father died, Gustaf Helin inherited the family fortune and moved to Stockholm, where he married Anna Maria Eklund. They had one child, Bo Henrik Gustaf Helin. In Stockholm, he was known as an industrialist, estate owner and landlord.
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