Jim Pattison
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James (Jimmy) Allen Pattison (born October 1, 1928 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Vancouver-based entrepreneur who is the chairman, president, CEO, and sole owner of the Jim Pattison Group. His company, the third largest privately held company in Canada owns numerous car dealerships, Overwaitea Foods and Save-On-Foods, Ripley's Believe it or Not, and radio & TV stations in British Columbia and Alberta. He also owned the Vancouver Blazers of the World Hockey Association. Pattison helped organize Expo 86 in Vancouver, acting as the CEO and president of the Expo 86 Corporation.
Among other honours, Pattison is a recipient of both the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia. He was also listed as No. 194 on the 2006 Forbes list of the world's richest people[1].
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- Biography on the Order of British Columbia website.
- Entry on Order of Canada website.
- NNDB entry
- The Jim Pattison Group main website
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