About Galen Weston & family
Galen Weston is chairman emeritus of George Weston, the Canadian food and retail giant founded by his grandfather in 1882.
After successfully running grocery and retail stores in Ireland, his father handed him the reins to the struggling Loblaws supermarket chain in 1972.
He turned the company around, by lopping off underperforming stores and redesigning the rest.
His son, Galen Jr., now runs both George Weston Ltd. and Loblaws, which acquired Canadian drugstore chain Shoppers for about $12 billion in July 2013.
Weston also owns a group of upscale retailers: Canada's Holt Renfrew, Ireland's Brown Thomas and UK department store Selfridges.
Personal stats
Citizenship
CanadaSource of wealth
retailBirth date
10/29/40Number of children
2Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Western OntarioSelf-made
inherited and growingGalen Weston & family’s fortune is worth
145K
troy ounces of gold
134K
median U.S. household
87K
median U.S. income
0.174%
U.S. credit card volume
0.035%
GDP of the United States
0.026%
United States debt
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Did you know?
Weston and his wife, Hilary, created a 416-acre luxury residential community in Vero Beach, FL called Windsor.
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LONDON | ABF-GB
Associated British Foods PLCTORONTO | WN-CA
George Weston Ltd.TORONTO | L-CA
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