Career
The Lindén group is the majority owner of Becker. Ulf G. Lindén was the Chief Executive Officer of Swedish chemical group Beckers when he was hired by Volvo in 1979. Then, Volvo was the largest corporation in Sweden.
Due to his tough management style, Lindén was nicknamed "Pehr G. Gyllenhammar"s hitman", especially after his role in turning down Volvo"s merger with chemical group Fermenta.
Lindén retired from Volvo in 1987 to focus on the Lindén group.