Name Carl Myrsten | ||
Carl Bertil Myrsten (1 May 1920 – 2000) was a Swedish director and ship-owner.
Biography
Myrsten was born in Slite, Sweden and was the son of ship owner Gustaf Myrsten and Märta, née Löfvenberg. He was the brother of Robert Myrsten. He passed his student examination in Visby in 1940 and studied at Frans Schartau Business Institute in 1943. He took a reserve officer exam in 1945 and was CEO and owner of Rederi AB Slite from 1947. Rederi AB Slite, which Myrsten formed in 1946, went bankrupt in 1993.
Myrsten was a member of Neptuniorden and vice chairman of Gotland guild. In 1948 he married Britt-Marie Rodhe (born 1920), daughter of the accountant Esaias Rodhe and Mia Nosslin. He was the father of Charlotte (born 1949), Gerd (born 1951), Elise (born 1953) and Gustaf (born 1956).