Sven Axel Kreipke

Background

Kreipke, Sven Axel was born on October 13, 1926 in Taarbaek, Denmark. Arrived in the United States, 1953, naturalized, 1965. Son of Bendt and Oda (Valborg) Kreipke.

Education

MSMechE, Royal Technology University Copenhagen, 1951.

Career

Project engineer E.I. duPont Company, Charleston, West Virginia, 1953—1957. Project manager The Lummus Company, 1957—1967. Manager operations Lummus Nederland, The Hague, 1967—1971, director, 1971—1975.

Vice president European operations The Lummus Company, New Jersey, 1975—1978, executive vice president operations, 1978—1980, president, 1980—1981. President and Chief Executive Officer Lummus Crest, Inc., Bloomfield, from 1981. Vice president Combustion Engineering, Inc., Stamford, Connecticut, from 1981.

With Danish Army, 1951-1952.

Achievements

• Sven Axel Kreipke has been listed as a noteworthy engineering company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board overseers New Jersey Institute of Technology. Member of New Jersey Chamber of Commerce (board directors), Netherlands Royal Institute Engineers, Danish Society Engineers, American Institute Chemical Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Outstanding Leadership award 1984).

Connections

Married Jytte Engel, May 4, 1964. Children: Per E., Anette E., Niels E.

Father:

Bendt Kreipke

Mother:

Oda (Valborg) Kreipke

Spouse:

Jytte Engel

child:

Niels E. Kreipke

child:

Anette E. Kreipke

child:

Per E. Kreipke