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Taylor Thomson

Canada 66 years old

Overview

Source of Wealth
Thomson Reuters
Residence

Assets

  • BCE Inc.
    700,000 shares @ -
    -
    BCE-CA
  • Thomson Reuters Corporation (USA)
    43,165,655 shares @ -
    -
    TRI-US

Biography

Taylor Thomson is one of six billionaire heirs to the media and publishing empire founded by her grandfather Roy Thomson (d. 1976).

The family's biggest holding: more than 310 million shares of Thomson Reuters.

Thomson owns around 14% of the business through the family's investment firm, Woodbridge.

The family's other assets include the Toronto-based Globe and Mail newspaper, and the Montreal Canadiens and Winnipeg Jets sports teams.