onex corporation (OCX:Toronto)

Executive Profile*

Background*

Mr. Gerald Wilfred Schwartz, Gerry,O.C. is the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman at Onex Corporation. He founded Onex in 1984. Mr. Schwartz has been actively involved in Onex’s major acquisitions, growth strategies, and value realizations. He also served at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Co. He served as a Co-Founder and President in 1977 of CanWest Capital Corp. Mr. Schwartz also spent time working on Wall Street in the field of mergers and acquisitions and, ... prior to that, in Canada as a corporate lawyer. His previous experience also includes the practice of corporate law in Canada. Mr. Schwartz serves as the Vice Chairman of Mount Sinai Hospital. He has been a Director of Indigo Books & Music Inc. since 2001 and Celestica Inc., since July 1998. Mr. Schwartz has been an Honorary Director of The Bank of Nova Scotia (the Parent Company of Scotia Mortgage Investment Corp.) since May 26, 1999. He serves on the Board of Alliance Communications Corp. He serves as a Director of Phoenix Pictures Inc., LSG Sky Chefs Inc., OFSI, SC International Services, Inc., Galaxy Entertainment Inc., and Phoenix Entertainment Corp. Mr. Schwartz serves as a Director, Governor or Trustee of a number of other organizations, including Junior Achievement of Toronto, Canadian Council of Christians and Jews, The Simon Wiesenthal Center and The Board of Associates of the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration. He serves as the Chairman, Board of Governors, Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy. He serves as a Director of Harvard Business School. He served as a Director of Vincor International Inc. until August 2004. Mr. Schwartz served as a Director of Prosource Inc., since its formation in 1992. He served as a Director of Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corp. He has been appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2006 and inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame in 2004. He received an M.B.A. from Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration, a Bachelor of Commerce, L.L.B. from the University of Manitoba, a Doctor of Laws (Hon.) from St. Francis Xavier University, and Doctor of Philosophy (Hon.) from Tel Aviv University

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