Full Name Emanuele Saputo Name Lino Saputo Religion Catholic Net worth 4 billion USD (2015) | Occupation Entrepreneur Spouse Maria Saputo Nationality Italian Canadian Role Businessman | |
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Siblings Antonina Saputo, Luigi Saputo, Frank Saputo, Maria Saputo, Rosalia Saputo, Elina Saputo Children Joey Saputo, Nadia Saputo, Lino Saputo .Jr Parents Maria Saputo, Giuseppe Saputo | ||
Board member of Chairman, Saputo Inc. | ||
Lino saputo en entrevue au canal argent
Emanuele "Lino" Saputo, (born June 10, 1937) is an Italian-Canadian businessman. He is the founder and chairman of the Canadian cheese manufacturer Saputo, Inc. He is sixth-richest man in Canada, and the 269th richest man in the world, with an estimated net worth of $5.2 billion as of June 2017.
Contents
- Lino saputo en entrevue au canal argent
- Lino Saputo Entreprendre avec fiert
- Early life
- Career
- Other interests
- Philanthropy
- References
Lino Saputo: Entreprendre avec fierté
Early life
Saputo was born in Montelepre, Sicily, Italy, in 1937, to Giuseppe Saputo, a cheesemaker, and his wife Maria. He completed his secondary schooling in the early 1950s, and shortly thereafter the Saputo family immigrated to Montreal, Quebec.
Career
Lino Saputo became chairman of the board and president of Saputo Inc. in 1969, and was named chairman of the board and chief executive officer in 1998 when the company went public. In March 2004, his son Lino Saputo, Jr., was appointed to the position of president and chief executive officer while Lino Saputo continued to act as the company's chairman. In August 2017, Lino Saputo, Jr. assumed the role of chairman and Lino Saputo remains the majority shareholder of Saputo Inc.
Other interests
Saputo also owns an important stake in the trucking company, TransForce, and has extensive investments in real estate, forest products, hotels and golf courses.
Saputo committed C$7.5 million towards the construction of Montreal Impact's Saputo Stadium at Olympic Park in July 2006.
Philanthropy
In 2011, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada (CM), per the Canada Gazette, on September 1, 2012, and Government House announcement on June 29, 2012.