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Brandt Louie
Canada 83 years old
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Drugstores
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Residence
- Vancouver
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 2
Biography
Brandt Louie presides over grocery retailer H.Y. Louie and drug store chain London Drugs.
His Vancouver-based holding company H.Y. Louie is the third-largest private firm in British Columbia, with an estimated $4.2 billion in revenues.
His grandfather, Hok Yat Louie, immigrated to Vancouver from China in 1896 and worked as a farm laborer.
Hok Yat eventually saved enough money to open a small general store in the city's Chinatown in 1903.
Louie joined the family business in 1972 and became president in 1987.
About
Prior to working for H.Y. Louie, Brandt was a chartered accountant.
Originally named the Kwong Chong Company, H.Y. Louie's first store sold seed, fertilizer and wholesale groceries.