John Bragg (businessman)
| John L. Bragg OC | |
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| Born |
May 3, 1940 Springhill, Nova Scotia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
John L. Bragg, OC (born May 3, 1940) is a Canadian businessman and former Chancellor of Mount Allison University.
Born in Springhill, Nova Scotia, he received a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Bachelor of Education degree from Mount Allison University. He is the Chairman, President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Oxford Frozen Foods Limited, a food manufacturer which he founded in 1968 and operates the largest fruit farm in the world, with over 12,000 acres (49 km²) of wild blueberries.[1] He also founded a cable television company in the 1970s which became known as Bragg Communications and was subsequently expanded to become EastLink.
He is a director of TD Bank Financial Group, Canada Bread Limited, Empire Company Limited and Sobeys Inc.[2]
In 1996, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[3] In 1994, he was awarded the National Entrepreneur of the Year Award by the Governor General of Canada Ray Hnatyshyn.[4]
Bragg had a net worth of $490 million CDN in 2006.
References
- ↑ "About Oxford Frozen Foods". Retrieved May 29, 2006.
- ↑ "TD Bank Financial Group - Corporate Directors". Retrieved May 29, 2006.
- ↑ Order of Canada citation
- ↑ "House of Commons Hansard". Retrieved May 29, 2006.
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