Jim Pattison Group

The Jim Pattison Group
Company typePrivate
IndustryMedia, automotive, packaging, food sales and distribution, magazine distribution, entertainment, export and financial industries
Founded1961; 63 years ago (1961), in Vancouver, British Columbia
HeadquartersVancouver, British Columbia,
Canada
Area served
  • Canada
  • United States
  • Mexico
  • Europe
  • Asia
  • Australia
Key people
Jim Pattison
(Chairman and CEO)
Ryan Barrington-Foote[1]
(President and COO)
ProductsMedia, Broadcasting, Grocery, Billboards
Revenue $10.9 Billion (2020)
OwnerJim Pattison
Number of employees
48,000 (2020)
DivisionsSee § Divisions
Websitejimpattison.com

The Jim Pattison Group is a Canadian conglomerate based in Vancouver. In a recent[when?] survey by the Financial Post, the firm was ranked as Canada's 62nd largest company. Jim Pattison, a Vancouver-based entrepreneur, is the chairman, CEO, and sole owner of the company. The Jim Pattison Group, Canada's second largest privately held company, has more than 45,000 employees worldwide, and annual sales of $10.1 billion[2] based on investments in Canada, the U.S., Mexico, Europe, Asia and Australia. The Group is active in 25 divisions, according to Forbes, including packaging, food, forestry products.[3]

In early 2022, the 93-year-old Pattison was still working full-time. According to Forbes, his net worth then was $5.7 billion, having increased substantially from the $2.1 billion reported in March 2009.[3][4] In September 2020, a news item stated that "Jim Pattison Group Inc. had $10.9 billion in revenue and employed 48,000 people".[5]

  1. ^ Larsen, Karin (January 6, 2023). "Former premier Glen Clark out as president and COO of Jim Pattison Group but remains with company". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "Jim Pattison Group Agrees to Sell U.S. Magazine Distribution Related Assets to American News Company, LLC". Newswire. 29 November 2018. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b "'#237 Jim Pattison. Founder, Chairman and CEO, Jim Pattison Group". Forbes. 26 December 2016. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  4. ^ "'Canada's Warren Buffett' Drives His Own Pickup Truck". Bloomberg. 21 December 2016. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  5. ^ "He's 91 and worth billions. Now Jimmy Pattison is hunting deals". Vancouver Sun. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.