Fritz Schur

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Fritz H. Schur
Fritz H. Schur, styrelseordforande i i SAS och Posten Norden vid lanseringen av Nordiska ministerradets ordforandeskapsprogram.jpg
Fritz Schur
Born
Fritz Henrik Schur Jr

(1951-11-27) 27 November 1951 (age 72)
Vejle, Denmark
Nationality Danish
OccupationBusinessman

Fritz Henrik Schur Junior (born 27 November 1951) is a Danish businessman with ties to both royal, business and political circles in Denmark. Fritz Schur has since 1999 been honorary consul general of Finland to Denmark.

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Early life and education

Schur was born in Vejle on 27 November 1951. He is fifth generation of a wealthy merchant family. [1] He grew up in Gentofte and graduated from Ordrup Gymnasium in 1970. He completed a bachelor's degree from Copenhagen Business School in 1973 but never completed his MBA.

Career

During his career Fritz Schur has been chairman of several companies including Ørsted, Uhrenholdt Holding, Fritz Schur Gruppen, Relation-Lab, SAS Group [2] and PostNord. [3]

Board memberships

Schur is a board member of the Alliance of Democracies. [4]

Personal life

Schur lives on the Christiansholm estate in Klampenborg north of Copenhagen.

Awards

On 24 April 2009, Fritz Schur became a Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog. He was granted the honorary Chamberlain title on 11 June 2010. He has also been awarded the Order of the Lion of Finland, the Order of José de Marcoleta and Order of the Polar Star. In 2009, Schur was named Chairman of the Teat in Denmark by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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References

  1. "Hvem er denne Fritz Schur". Berlingske Tidende (in Danish). Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  2. Jens Nymark. "CEO-fakta: Fritz Schur". Dagbladet Børsen (in Danish). Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  3. "Postfusion er på plads" (in Danish). business.dk. 24 June 2009. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
  4. "About Us – Alliance of Democracies". Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.