Editing Percy Barnevik (section)

==Background==
Born in [[Simrishamn]] in southern Sweden, the youngest of three children, he grew up in [[Uddevalla]], north of [[Gothenburg]], where his parents operated a small printing company. Barnevik was educated at the [[University of Gothenburg]]'s [[School of Business, Economics and Law]] and at [[Stanford Graduate School of Business]]. He has received seven [[Honorary degree|honorary doctorates]] in Sweden, Finland and the U.S., including from [[Linköping University]] (1989) and the [[University of Gothenburg]] (1991).<ref>{{cite web|title=Honorary doctors at Linköping University|url=https://liu.se/en/article/honorary-doctors|publisher=Linköping University|access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hedersdoktorer [Honorary Doctors]|url=https://handels.gu.se/om_handelshogskolan/fakta_+och+_historia/hedersdoktorer|publisher=University of Gothenburg, School of Business, Economics and Law|access-date=1 February 2018|language=sv}}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=June 2010}} In 1993, Barnevik received the [[IEEE Engineering Leadership Recognition Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ieee.org/documents/weber_rl.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.ieee.org/documents/weber_rl.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=dead |title=IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition Recipients |publisher=IEEE |access-date=20 November 2010}}</ref>