Gustaf Douglas

Count Gustaf Archibald Siegwart Douglas is a Swedish aristocrat, billionaire businessman, and politician. He has been a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences since 2007.

  • Gustaf Douglas was born into nobility, but without exceptional riches.
  • The Harvard graduate eventually ran state-owned TV channel SVT2 and newspaper Dagens Nyheter.
  • In 1985 Douglas acquired a controlling stake in Swedish security firm Securitas, eventually turning into a global powerhouse.
  • Today, his sons, Carl and Eric, sit on the board of both Investment AB Latour. They are both billionaires.
  • Douglas and his family control Investment AB Latour, which has a large stake in the world’s largest producer of locks, Assa Abloy.

Gustaf Douglas