Background
Hoglund, Ellis S. was born on July 29, 1898 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Gustave E. and Ida (Sterner) Hoglund.
Hoglund, Ellis S. was born on July 29, 1898 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Gustave E. and Ida (Sterner) Hoglund.
Bachelor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1921.
Assistant general manager, Square D Company, 1922-1927; various executive positions, General Motors Overseas Operations, Copenhagen, 1927-1928; managing director, General Motors Nordiska, Stockholm, 1928-1937; with, Adam Opel, A.G., Russelsheim, Germany, 1937-1941; regional manager, Adam Opel, A.G., Russelsheim, Germany, 1945-1947; assistant general manager, Adam Opel, A.G., Russelsheim, Germany, 1947-1959; vice president, General Motors Corporation, 1949-1963; general manager overseas operations division, General Motors Corporation, 1959-1960; group executive in charge Canada & overseas operations, member Executive Committee, General Motors Corporation, 1961-1963; chairman, National Foreign Trade Council, New York City, from 1963.
Special consultant United States Navy Department, 1942-1943, Office Military Government, Germany, 1945. Member Sigma Nu. M C.
Married Helen Klinger, June 21, 1924. Children: Peter Klinger, Charlotte, Margaret Jane, William Ellis.