Gerry Schwartz
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Gerald W. Schwartz, born c.1940 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is a Canadian businessman. He received his B.A. and LL.B. degrees from the University of Manitoba. He later received an MBA degree from Harvard University. In 1977 he co-founded CanWest Global Communications Inc, followed by Onex Corporation in 1983. Schwartz's well known, steadfast defense of Israel's military and its many endeavours have come to the forefront as of late. Recent articles in the American periodical "Z" magazine [[1]]have pointed to Schwartz's role as "one of Canada's leading Israel lobbyist," and his support both political and economic (sending hundreds of IPODs to IDF troops) is further emblematic of this [2].
He has been a director of Scotiabank since 1999.
The Gerald Schwartz School of Business and Information Systems at St. Francis Xavier University was named in his honour in recognition of his donations to the University.
In 2005, he was awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2005 Ontario Lifetime Achievement award. In 2006, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
In 2006, he made a donation to University of Waterloo for $500,000 for an exchange program between University of Waterloo, canada and University of Haifa, Israel. (more information)
He is married to Heather Reisman, Chief Executive of Indigo Books and Music and has four grown children and four grandchildren.
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Corporate Directors: Daniel Casey | Donald Gales | Peter Godsoe | Serge Gouin | Brian King | John McCoy | Robert Prichard | Heather Reisman | Gerry Schwartz | Arni Thorsteinson |
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Annual Revenue: $16.0 billion CAN ( |
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