- Johan Eliasch
Johan Eliasch (born February 1962,
Stockholm ,Sweden ) is a Swedish born businessman based inLondon . Johan Eliasch has served as Chairman of the Management Board of sporting goods manufacturer Head N.V. and Group CEO since September 1995. Johan Eliasch is the UK Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Deforestation and Clean Energy.He is Chairman Equity Partners, Starr Underwriting Agents, Co-Chairman of Cool Earth, and President of Global Strategy Forum. He is a board member of IMG, and advisory board member of Brasilinvest, Societe du Louvre, Centre for Social Justice, the British Olympic Association, and a member of the Mayor of London’s International Business Advisory Council. He is a patron of Stockholm University. He has two sons; Charles and Jack.
Amazon land purchase
In 2006, Eliasch reportedly purchased the holding company of Gethal which owns 400,000
acre s (1,600 km²) of land in the heart of theAmazon Rainforest ; the land is estimated to have cost £8m. [ Maurice Chittenden, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2092492,00.html "It's my rainforest now. No logging"] , "The Sunday Times" (13/09/2006).]The plot is located just north of the
Madeira River and 1,600 miles (2600 km) northwest ofSão Paulo . Eliasch cited environmental reasons as his motivation, saying "The Amazon is the lung of the world". He has also invited scientists to explore his land in search of undiscoveredspecies .References
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* [http://www.coolearth.org Cool Earth]
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