Heikki H. Herlin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Heikki H. Herlin

Finnish businessperson (1901–1989)

Date of Birth: 07-Feb-1901

Place of Birth: Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Date of Death: 21-Aug-1989

Profession: businessperson, business executive

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Heikki Hugo Herlin (7 February 1901 — 21 August 1989) was a Finnish engineer, industrialist and vuorineuvos. Herlin gained experience by studying and working abroad, before he inherited his father's position as manager of the lift producer Kone Oy in 1932.
He developed the company substantially and started exports already in the 1930s.
After Kone had participated at delivering large number of units to Soviet Union as part of the Finnish war reparations, Herlin established fruitful business relations with the Soviet Union.
Herlin had broad language skills which he utilised when he developed Kone an international company.
In 1964 he gave the leadership to his son Pekka Herlin, continuing still as a board member. Herlin was member of many company boards as wells as non-profit associations.
He founded the Kone Foundation which supports cultural and sociological research.