Jim Pattison
James Allen Pattison OC OBC (born October 1, 1928) is a Canadian businessman, investor and philanthropist. He is the owner and founder of Jim Pattison Group. He is a billionaire, with a net worth of $5.7 billion in late 2018 according to Forbes.[1] Pattison was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He moved to Vancouver, British Columbia when he was 6 years old.[2] In December 2018, Pattison received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.[3]
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In 1961, Pattison got a $40,000 loan from a manager at Royal Bank of Canada and used it to open a Pontiac dealership in Vancouver.[4] He would also invest his money in other businesses like Guinness World Records and Ripley's Believe It or Not!.[5]
Pattison would work to help bring Expo 86 and the 2010 Winter Olympics to Vancouver.[6]
References
change- ↑ "'#237 Jim Pattison. Founder, Chairman and CEO, Jim Pattison Group". Forbes. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ↑ "'Canada's Warren Buffett' Drives His Own Pickup Truck". Bloomberg. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ↑ "2018 Inductees". Canada's Walk of Fame. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ↑ "On the road with 90-year-old Jim Pattison, 'Canada's Warren Buffett'". BNN Bloomberg. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ↑ "One for the books: B.C. billionaire buys Guinness World Records". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ↑ "Canada 150: Jim Pattison exemplifies rags-to-riches mythology". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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