Jim Pattison
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Jim Pattison

Canada 97 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Diversified
Industry
Diversified
Residence
Vancouver
Organization
Founder, Chairman and CEO at Jim Pattison Group
Marital Status
Married
Children
3

Assets

  • Canfor Corp.
    63,728,722 shares @ -
    -
    CFP-CA
  • West Fraser Timber
    8,926,000 shares @ -
    -
    WFG-CA
  • Westshore Terminals
    29,251,000 shares @ -
    -
    WTSHF-US

Biography

Jim Pattison oversees a sprawling group that operates 20 divisions including packaging, food and entertainment.

Pattison's first business was a GM dealership he bought in 1961.

The Canadian billionaire also controls more than 50% of publicly-traded forest products company Canfor.

His entertainment division includes Guinness World Records, the Ripley's Believe It Or Not! chain and Great Wolf Lodge's Canadian franchise rights.

About

Pattison bought Frank Sinatra's Palm Springs home four years before the virtuoso died and kept it the way Sinatra had designed and decorated.

Despite his age, Pattison still goes to work every day, including the weekends.