CARL- WILHELM STENHAMMAR, Göteborg, Sweden

• RI President-elect 2004-05
• Director, Rotary International, 1996-98
• Chairman, RI Board Finance Committee 1997-98
• Member, RI Audit & Operations Review Committee 1998-00
• District Governor, 1987-88
  

Carl - Wilhelm Stenhammar, a food broker for international products, is the former owner of Gust. F.Bratt AB. During his active business career he traveled all over the world . In addition, he has been a member of the boards of several companies and served as chairman of the board of a local private school.
Carl-Wilhelm has been a Rotarian since 1974. He immediately became involved in all levels of Rotary, and has held a numerous positions at the Club, District and International levels. His
District service has included chairing the Youth Exchange and Member Elections Committees and the Sweden Rotary Youth Exchange Foundation. He was also a treasurer of the Rotary International Scholarship Foundation of his district and served as District Governor in 1987-88. He began International Service to Rotary in 1991 with the appointment to the Youth Service Committee, which he chaired in 1993, followed by positions as regional coordinator of the Youth Service Task Force and as a moderator at numerous Rotary International Institutes. He has represented the RI President at district conferences in locations stretching from Finland to Africa and USA to India. He has been a RI Director 1996-98, a member of the Executive Committee, chairing its Finance Committee and vice-chairman of the Audit committee.
He has been member of the RI Audit & Operations Review Committee 1998-2000 and a member of the 2001 San Antonio Convention Committee. He was also moderator of the 1999-2000.
Regional Magazine Editors Seminar, chairman of the Permanent Fund Committee for Europe and RIBI 2000-04, Chairman of the Presidential Celebration in Stockholm 2003 , general coordinator for the Literacy and Education Task Force 2003-04, national PolioPlus Advocacy
Advisor and member of the Polio Eradication Advocacy Task Force.
Carl-Wilhelm was born in Göteborg, Sweden, January 16, 1935. He has been married to Monica since 1962, has two sons. Two grandsons and on granddaughter. Carl-Wilhelm is a Major Donor and a Benefactor of the Rotary Foundation.