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 where he became an active brother of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity. He later received an MBA degree from Harvard University. In 1977 he co-founded CanWest Global Communications Inc, followed by Onex Corporation in 1983.
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.
He is married to Heather Reisman, Chief Executive of Indigo Books and Music and has four grown children and four grandchildren.
| Onex Corporation |
| Corporate Directors: Daniel Casey | Donald Gales | Peter Godsoe | Serge Gouin | Brian King | John McCoy | Robert Prichard | Heather Reisman | Gerry Schwartz | Arni Thorsteinson |
| Annual Revenue: .0 billion CAN ( 2% FY 2004) | Employees: 83,000 | Stock Symbol: TSX: [OCX] | Website: [www.onex.com] |
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