Lino Saputo
Lino Saputo | |
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Born | Emanuele Saputo June 10, 1937 Montelepre, Sicily, Italy |
Citizenship | Canadian[1] |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Founder of Saputo Inc. |
Children | 3, including Joey Saputo[1] |
Emanuele "Lino" Saputo,
Early life
Saputo was born in
Career
Saputo became
In March 2008, Saputo Inc. launched three defamation lawsuits against the owners of three Canadian newspapers over stories that were published in December 2007 alluding to Lino Saputo being linked to
Saputo was named in the 2017 Paradise Papers because he held shares in an offshore company, an aviation company, in Bermuda which he had sold off in 2010.[6] A spokesperson said that "was justified for business reasons and not for fiscal considerations".[6]
Other interests
Saputo owns a significant stake in a trucking company,
Honours
In 2011, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.[8] He was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada (CM) in 2012, per the Government House announcement on June 29, 2012, and the Canada Gazette on September 1, 2012.
His son Lino Saputo Jr. was named "Canada's Outstanding CEO of the Year" for 2019 by the Financial Post.[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Forbes profile: Emanuele (Lino) Saputo & family". Forbes. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ "1950 History". saputo.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ a b "Quebec dairy mogul Lino Saputo had secret past dealings with U.S. mobster Joe Bonanno, then lied about it". cbc.ca. January 16, 2020. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ "Saputo sues 3 Canadian newspapers for defamation". cbc.ca. March 8, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Cheese Company Studied For Organized Crime Tie". nytimes.com. December 5, 1979. Archived from the original on January 18, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ a b "Notable Canadian companies, individuals in the Paradise Papers". CBC News. November 6, 2017. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "Canada's Richest People: The Saputo Family". canadianbusiness.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ^ "National Order of Quebec citation". National Order of Quebec (in French). Archived from the original on April 15, 2012.
- ^ Andy Holloway Financial Post (October 10, 2019). "Canada's Outstanding CEO of the Year 2019: Lino Saputo Jr". Financial Post. Archived from the original on November 2, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.