Galen Weston
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Hon. Willard Gordon Galen Weston OC BA BSc (born October 29, 1940) is a Canadian businessman and descendant of George Weston of the George Weston Bakeries Limited. Galen is the son of Willard Garfield Weston and grandson of the founder George Weston. Brother Garfield Howard (Garry) Weston was in charge of the UK operations and died in 2002. Garry's sons George GWeston is deputy chair of ABF and Guy Weston is chair of Weston UK. Galen Weston is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario.
He and his family are the second richest family in Canada, with a net worth of US$6.2 billion, and the 46th richest family in the world (according to Forbes [1] (http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/10/2003/LIR.jhtml?passListId=10&passYear=2003&passListType=Person&uniqueId=V30Q&datatype=Person)). His family's fortune comes from their interest in such stores as Loblaw's, Holt Renfrew, Associated British Foods, Selfridges (London, Manchester and Birmingham), Brown Thomas (Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick) and Fortnum and Mason.
Galen Weston is married with two children, Galen Jr. and Alannah. His wife Hilary (born Hilary Frayne in Dublin in 1942) served as the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1997 to 2002.
See also
- List of billionaires
- George Weston - founder of George Weston Bakeries Ltd.
- Willard Garfield Weston b. 1898-1978 - son of George Weston
- Garfield Howard (Garry) Weston b. 1927, d. 2002 - son of Garfield Weston
- George G Weston b.1964 - son of Garry Weston
- Guy Weston b. 1961 - son of Garry Weston
- Galen Weston b. 1939 - son of Garfield Weston
- Hilary Frayne Weston - wife of Galen Sr.
- Galen Weston Jr. - son of Galen Sr.
- Alannah Weston - daughter of Galen Sr.
External links
- Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People (http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/10/2004/LIR.jhtml?passListId=10&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=V30Q&datatype=Person)
- What's in store for Galen... (http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/business.cfm?id=561962003)fr:Galen Weston