Jim Pattison

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Jim Pattison
OC OBC
Pattison in 2015
Born
James Allen Pattison

(1928-10-01) October 1, 1928 (age 96)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Alma materSauder School of Business (dropped out)
Occupation(s)Businessman, investor, philanthropist
Known forFounder of the Jim Pattison Group
SpouseMary Hudson
Children3

James Allen Pattison OC OBC (born October 1, 1928) is a Canadian business magnate, and investor. He is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he holds the position of chief executive officer, chairman and sole owner of the Jim Pattison Group, Canada's second largest privately-held company, with more than 45,000 employees worldwide, and annual sales of $10.1 billion.[1] The Group is active in 25 divisions, according to Forbes, including packaging, food, and forestry products.[2]

In 2015, he was considered to be Canada's fourth richest person.[3][4] According to Forbes, Pattison's net worth in late 2018 was $5.7 billion, having increased substantially from the $2.1 billion reported in March 2009.[2] At the time, he was described as Canada's third richest man by Bloomberg News.[5]

Pattison was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in December 2018, having previously been appointed to the Order of Canada (1987) and the Order of British Columbia (1990), and receiving the Governor General’s Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary in Canada. Other recognition included being inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame and the Canadian Professional Sales Association Hall of Fame, as well as Entrepreneur of the Year – Lifetime Achievement Award (2000), the International Horatio Alger Award (U.S.A., 2004), and the Young Presidents Organization Canadian Icon Award (2007).[4]

  1. ^ "Jim Pattison Group Agrees to Sell U.S. Magazine Distribution Related Assets to American News Company, LLC". Newswire. November 29, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "'#237 Jim Pattison. Founder, Chairman and CEO, Jim Pattison Group". Forbes. December 26, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "Canada's Richest People 2015: The 100 Richest Canadians". Canadian Business. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Business & Entrepreneurship". Meadow Lake Now. December 10, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  5. ^ "'Canada's Warren Buffett' Drives His Own Pickup Truck". Bloomberg. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2018.