Bertil Hult
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Bertil Hult, born 1941, is a Swedish
business man who founded the educational and language travel company EF Education First
in 1965. He served as the company's CEO until 2002 and is now chairman of the board. Under Bertil Hult's supervision, EF grew to become a multi-billion dollar corporation with more than 22,000 employees in 51 different countries. EF's Hult International Business School
is named after him.
Apart from EF, Bertil Hult is involved in the fight against illegal drugs
and he also supports research into dyslexia
. In 2006 he was elected International Swede of the Year.
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....
business man who founded the educational and language travel company EF Education First
EF Education First
EF Education First is an international education company that specializes in language training, educational travel, academic degree programs and cultural exchange. The company was founded in 1965 by Bertil Hult, in the Swedish university town of Lund under the name Europeiska Ferieskolan...
in 1965. He served as the company's CEO until 2002 and is now chairman of the board. Under Bertil Hult's supervision, EF grew to become a multi-billion dollar corporation with more than 22,000 employees in 51 different countries. EF's Hult International Business School
Hult International Business School
Hult International Business School is a business school with operations in the Boston area, San Francisco, London, Dubai and Shanghai, offering several business-related degree programs, including MBA, Master and undergraduate degrees.The school is accredited by the New England Association of...
is named after him.
Apart from EF, Bertil Hult is involved in the fight against illegal drugs
Illegal drug trade
The illegal drug trade is a global black market, dedicated to cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of those substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of many types of drugs by drug prohibition laws.A UN report said the...
and he also supports research into dyslexia
Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a very broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or comprehension accuracy in being able to read, and which can manifest itself as a difficulty with phonological awareness, phonological decoding, orthographic coding, auditory short-term memory, or rapid...
. In 2006 he was elected International Swede of the Year.