Ingvar Kamprad
Wealth Over The Years
Coverage from Forbes
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How IKEA's Founder, Ingvar Kamprad's Generous Purpose Defines the Authentic Role of Corporate Social Responsibility
ForbesThe company that exemplifies the meaning of generous purpose was itself born of a gift. This company is IKEA. In...
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Coverage from the Web
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Louise Nordstrom in Stockholm A new book has claimed that the founder of the IKEA chain, Ingvar Kamprad, had youth ties with Nazi groups for longer than he admitted, saying Sweden's intelligence agency even set up a special file on him. Elisabeth... Full Article at The Independent
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(Sweden) - Ikea's billionaire founder, Mr Ingvar Kamprad, was a member of the Swedish Nazi party and was such a concern to the secret service that it opened a file on him, according to a new book. The 1943 file, revealed in a book published on Wednesday... Full Article at Today Online
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Kamprad, founder and leader of the Swedish company IKEA, stands outside the company's head office in Almhult in Aug. 6, 2002. (SCANPIX - REUTERS) Is it time to start feeling guilty about those lingonberry-covered pancakes and imitation designer furniture? Full Article at The Washington Post
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The founder of Ikea admitted long ago he foolishly flirted with Nazism in his youth, but a new book is making waves in Sweden with claims his ties to the fascist movement went much deeper than he has acknowledged. Ingvar Kamprad, the 85-year-old... Full Article at The Jakarta Globe
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The billionaire founder of the Ikea furniture chain has a Nazi skeleton rattling around in his closet. Ingvar Kamprad wasn't just a sympathizer as he has previously admitted, he actively recruited other Swedes to the Nazi cause, according to a new expose. Full Article at New York Daily News
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Respected Swedish author and journalist Elisabeth Asbrink says Kamprad joined the Swedish Nazi party in 1943 when he was 17, prompting the security police to set up a file on him the same year. Asbrink also claims in her book, And in Wienerwald the... Full Article at New Zealand Herald
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Swedish author and journalist Elisabeth Asbrink says Kamprad joined the Swedish Nazi party in 1943 when 17, prompting the security police to start a file on him the same year. Asbrink also claims in her book, And in Wienerwald the Trees Remain, that... Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
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Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad was an active recruiter for a Swedish Nazi group and stayed close to sympathisers well after World War II, according to a new book. Kamprad, now 85 and worth $6 billion, actively recruited people to the fascist Sweden's... Full Article at Drudge ReTort: Red Meat for Yellow Dogs
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Elisabeth Asbrink, author of ‘And in Wienerwald the trees remain’, claims that Kamprad was not only an active recruiter for the fascist Sweden's Socialist Union (SSS) party, but also remained close to Nazi sympathizers long after the end of the Second... Full Article at International Business Times
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August 2011 Last updated at 07:00 ET Ingvar Kamprad is known for his wealth and frugal tastes The founder of the Ikea furniture chain, Ingvar Kamprad, is facing further questions about his Nazi past following claims in a new book. Author Elisabeth... Full Article at BBC News
