Jörgen Philip-Sörensen
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Niels Jörgen Philip-Sörensen (born September 23, 1938 in Malmö
, died January 18, 2010 in London
) was a Swedish
businessman of Danish ancestry.
In 1901 Phillip-Sörenson's grandfather founded the United Security firms, which has since became the ISS A/S
, and his father Erik Philip-Sørensen later founded the company Securitas AB
which evolved into G4S. Erik Philip-Sørensen was born a Danish citizen but changed his citizenship to Swedish in 1940. In later years, Jörgen Philip-Sörensen lived in England
, where he was among the nation's wealthiest individuals. Sometimes he visited Skagen
in his father's native Denmark
, where he owned a hotel.
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
, died January 18, 2010 in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
) was a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
businessman of Danish ancestry.
In 1901 Phillip-Sörenson's grandfather founded the United Security firms, which has since became the ISS A/S
ISS A/S
ISS was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1901 and has since grown to become one of the leading Facility Services companies in the world. ISS offers a wide range of services within the following business areas: cleaning services, support services, property services, catering services, security...
, and his father Erik Philip-Sørensen later founded the company Securitas AB
Securitas AB
Securitas AB is a security services , monitoring, consulting and investigation group, based in Stockholm, Sweden. The group has approximately 300,000 employees in 50 countries in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Securitas AB is listed at Nasdaq OMX Stockholm,...
which evolved into G4S. Erik Philip-Sørensen was born a Danish citizen but changed his citizenship to Swedish in 1940. In later years, Jörgen Philip-Sörensen lived in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, where he was among the nation's wealthiest individuals. Sometimes he visited Skagen
Skagen
Skagen is a projection of land and a town, with a population of 8,515 , in Region Nordjylland on the northernmost tip of Vendsyssel-Thy, a part of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark...
in his father's native Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, where he owned a hotel.