Arthur Irving

Arthur L. Irving, OC (born 1931) is the second son of industrialist K.C. Irving. Arthur, along with his brother J.K., share the ownership of what is known informally as the Irving Group of Companies. With an estimated net worth of $US 3.5 billion (as of March 2011), Arthur Irving (with his brother James) was ranked by Forbes as the 5th wealthiest person in Canada and 310th in the world.^[1]

Background

Following their father's death in 1992, ownership and responsibility for the Irving companies was divided as follows:

• J.K. - ownership and responsibility for J.D. Irving, the conglomerate which has interests in forestry, pulp and paper, tissue, newsprint, building supplies, frozen food, transportation, shipping lines, and ship building.

• Arthur - ownership and responsibility for Irving Oil, its retail stores, oil refinery, oil tankers and distribution terminals and facilities.

• Jack - Died in July 2010 at the age of 78.^[2]

All companies within the Irving conglomerate are vertically integrated and buy services and products of other companies, thereby maintaining profits within their operations.

Since 1996, Arthur Irving has served as Chancellor of Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

In 2002, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

Arthur Irving has been involved with Ducks Unlimited and in establishing the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre at Acadia University.^[3]

See also

• Kenneth Colin Irving for an overview and history of the development of the Irving Group of Companies.
• List of Canadian university leaders

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