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	Galen Weston - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Willard Gordon Galen Weston, OC, OOnt, (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.
		Galen Weston is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Galen_Weston (285 words)

	Hilary Weston - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hilary M. Weston, CM, OOnt (born Hilary Frayne, January 12, 1942, Dublin, Ireland) was the 26th Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, serving from 1997 to 2002.
		Weston founded the Ireland Fund of Canada and continues as honorary patron of the non-partisan, non-denominational organization that funds community projects in Ireland to promote peace.
		Born into a lower-middle class family, she was a well-known "party girl" in the faster Irish circles before marrying Galen Weston in 1966; they have two children, Galen Jr.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hilary_Weston (165 words)

	W. Galen Weston 1940— - Family, Building the family business, Dazzling growth
		Born in 1940, Galen Weston was the youngest of the nine children, and his six sisters doted on him.
		Galen Weston was a restless young man, eager to go into business, which was why he quit college while one credit short of earning his bachelor's degree.
		In 1963 Weston met Hilary Frayne on a blind date; she was a fashion model, and he had already seen her on billboards in Ireland.
	www.referenceforbusiness.com /biography/S-Z/Weston-W-Galen-1940.html (1895 words)

	globeandmail.com : globeinvestor.com : George Weston Limited - Quarterly Report to Shareholders
		Weston Foods sales growth for the remainder of the year is expected to continue to be positive, consistent with current trends, excluding the impact of foreign currency translation.
		Weston's 2004 unaudited interim period consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and are reported in Canadian dollars.
		Weston's interest in the voting share capital of its subsidiaries is 100% except for Loblaw Companies Limited ("Loblaw";), which was 61.8% at the end of the second quarter compared to 61.7% at year end 2003.
	www.globeinvestor.com /servlet/WireFeedRedirect?cf=GlobeInvestor/config&vg=BigAdVariableGenerator&date=20040730&archive=cnw&slug=1207307097 (8841 words)

	Growfish - Gippsland Aquaculture Industry Network (GAIN)
		Weston was expected to earn C$1.79 a share, the median estimate of four analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial.
		Weston said the fish unit was hurt by “negative publicity'' aimed at the farmed salmon industry last year, which led to lower prices.
		Weston's earnings were reduced in the fourth quarter a year ago, which had an extra week, after the company had C$63 million of pretax costs from closing two bakeries in Canada and severance costs at Loblaw.
	www.growfish.com.au /content.asp?contentid=3468 (487 words)

	CBC: Life And Times
		The threat at Roundwood, the Weston's Irish residence
		She and her husband, grocery store magnate Galen Weston, are friends of the Royal Family, and are the closest thing Canada has to royalty of its own.
		It was a heavy burden to shoulder, a burden made easier by the arrival of her own Prince Charming, Canadian Galen Weston, who had come to Ireland to start a chain of self-service supermarkets.
	www.cbc.ca /lifeandtimes/weston.html (413 words)

	CTV.ca \| Head of George Weston Ltd. steps down
		Parent company George Weston Ltd. was founded by George Weston in the late 1800s and is a major food producer, from bread to baked goods, as well as a fish and dairy processing operation, which it plans to sell.
		Weston said that while he'll miss Currie's ``presence and counsel,'' the change of the guard won't mean more changes.
		Weston, a former Canadian high commissioner to London, is married to Hilary Weston, who is just completing her term as Ontario's lieutenant-governor, the Queen's representative.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1025059997713_20469197 (879 words)

	Galen: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		Galen, 26, is the star of an exotic, pounds 2.5 million ad campaign for Lee Cooper jeans.
		The two Weston progeny, Alannah and Galen (known as G2), were born in January and...
		Galen introduced a new aspect, that of four basic temperaments reflecting the humors: the sanguine, buoyant type; the phlegmatic...
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/galen.jsp?l=G&p=1 (1691 words)

	The Hilary M. Weston Foundation for Youth
		Weston was responsible for the Crown’s constitutional and representational roles in the province.
		Weston has agreed to Chair the Renaissance ROM Campaign, which seeks to transform the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto through the largest fundraising campaign in Canadian cultural history.
		Weston served as the first Chancellor of the Order of Ontario and received the honour in 2001.
	www.hilaryweston.com /en/biography.html (320 words)

	Galen Weston (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Galen Weston and 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 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 and Fortnum and Mason.
		His wife Hilary (born Hilary Frayne in Dublin in 1942) served as the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1997 to 2002.
	www.wapipedia.com /wikipedia/mobiletopic.aspx?cur_title=Galen_Weston (124 words)

	Billionaires.co.in » Galen Weston
		Weston is the son of Willard Garfield Weston and grandson of the founder George Weston.
		Weston is married with two children, Galen Jr.
		Alannah Weston, his daughter, was appointed as Creative Director of British retailer Selfridges, purchased by Weston’s holding company in 2003.
	www.billionaires.co.in /2006/11/19/galen-weston (217 words)

	Westons gain posh and spice with Selfridges - workopolis.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Weston's family interests include upscale Brown Thomas in Ireland, British luxury food specialist Fortnum & Mason on Piccadilly in London and Associated British Foods PLC.
		Weston's deep pockets may help to speed the expansion, or at least ensure it happens, observers said.
		Weston's bid became a shoe-in on July 4 when Aletheia Partners, backed by property investor Robert Tchenguiz, said it wouldn't take a run at Selfridges.
	sympatico.workopolis.com /servlet/Content/fasttrack/20030715/RSELF?section=Retail (647 words)

	George Weston Limited
		George Weston Limited is one of North America's largest processors and distributors of food, headquartered in Toronto, and listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (stock symbol: WN).
		George Weston Limited's beginnings go back as far as 1882, when George Weston, a baker's apprentice, purchased a bread route from his boss for $200.
		Following the end of World War II, when Garfield Weston served in the war cabinet of Winston Churchill, the company embarked on a period of expansion and acquisition, adding chocolate company William Neilson, BC Packers, and a controlling stake in Loblaw Groceterias to its portfolio.
	thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=A1ARTA0003222 (619 words)

	BakingBusiness.com
		Weston Foods’ Entenmann’s brand snack cakes posted sales of C$17.2 million ($13.1 million), a 7.4% increase from the previous year, for a market share of 1.9% and seventh place nationally among snack cake brands.
		Weston Foods, which includes the baking business and the dairy operations of George Weston, saw 2003 second-quarter operating income of C$117 million ($86.4 million), compared with C$108 million in the second quarter of 2002.
		Weston said sales and operating income of the bakery business in the second quarter ended June 14 were highly satisfactory considering the difficult market, particularly in the United States.
	www.bakingbusiness.com /feature_stories.asp?ArticleID=69701&PF=print (737 words)

	George Weston Limited
		Indeed, Garfield Weston is credited with aggressively pursuing the expansion and modernization of the company.
		Under his leadership the company adopted modern production techniques, moving from a decentralized production system where bakers would bake the bread in their shops to a system where the bread was baked in production lines.
		George Weston Limited is majority-owned by Galen Weston through his investment company, Wittington Investments, which owns 61.85 percent of the company.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=A1ARTA0003222 (619 words)

	Monarchy Canada Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Mrs Weston was born in Dun Laoghaire, south of Dublin, Ireland, and came to Canada in 1972.
		She is married to Galen Weston, president of the Weston's food and fashion company.
		As the Westons are among the wealthiest families in Canada, Her Honour received deserved plaudits on the day of her installation when she said she would give her $92,200 salary as viceroy to a foundation for youth, and indicated that her emphasis as the
	www.monarchist.ca /mc/newvicer.htm (410 words)

	Niagara University
		Weston will deliver her address at the graduate commencement on Saturday, May 18, beginning at 11 a.m.
		Weston has also supported and visited Safehaven homes across the province, in support of their state-of-the-art care for children with disabilities.
		She and her husband, W. Galen Weston, preside over George Weston Ltd., one of the largest food processing, food distribution, fisheries, and retail businesses in North America.
	www.niagara.edu /news/printnews.php?id=442 (1544 words)

	CANOE Money: Sectors - George Weston posts healthy Q4 earnings despite drag of distribution overhaul (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Toronto-based Weston said net earnings from continuing operations were $240 million in the three months ended Dec. 31, 2005, up 56 per cent from $154 million a year earlier.
		Weston, 62.5 per cent owned by Galen Weston, reported net earnings for the year of $716 million or $5.25 per share, an increase from $606 million or $4.49 per share in 2004.
		Gary Prince, president of the U.S. division, said Weston is experiencing unit volume growth and increased prices south of the border, despite a challenging retail landscape.
	money.canoe.ca /News/Sectors/Consumer/George_Weston/2006/02/14/1442042-cp.html (548 words)

	Selfridges is thanking the power of brands such as Burberry and Paul Smith
		Galen Weston, the Canadian billionaire, bought Selfridges for £62m in July 2003 and the accounts to be filed mark the first full year under his control.
		Weston said the store chose the theme both because of the city's anniversary and because of the Vegas-like vibe in the air.
		Weston was one of number of potential buyers for the Selfridges business, gaining a clear run earlier this month when rival Aletheia Partners, backed by property investor Robert Tchenguiz, dropped plans for a bid.
	www.fashionunited.co.uk /news/selfridge.htm (3368 words)

	Greenpeace Feature - Campaigners Diary May 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In public, in front of hundreds of shareholders and the Canadian business press, he allowed that the GE labelling standard-setting process has been "a huge frustration." This was the first time a food industry insider had publicly acknowledged things weren't going swimmingly at the voluntary labelling committee.
		According to Galen Weston sales of PC Organics have risen to $2 million a week, with the brand being its most successful ever.
		Galen did acknowledge that the issue is of "great concern" and his company is talking to government about it.
	www.greenpeace.ca /e/feature/diary/diary_0503.php (807 words)

	Lederer out as president of Loblaw; Galen Weston Jr. named chairman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Galen G. Weston, 33, is succeeding his father, W. Galen Weston, as executive chairman of Loblaw, while longstanding Weston family adviser Allan Leighton joins the board of directors as deputy chairman.
		The senior Weston said Lederer "has made a significant contribution to the company" during a career spanning three decades.
		Galen G. Weston, who most recently served as senior vice-president for corporate development, said there is no plan to change Loblaw's strategy, adding its transformation would continue "as planned."
	www.cbc.ca /cp/business/060920/b092098.html (672 words)

	Bloomberg.com: U.K.
		Weston's last big purchase, the $1.77 billion acquisition of Unilever's U.S. baking business in 2001, was financed by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, where he sits on the board.
		Weston is the world's 43rd- richest person, with a fortune of $6.2 billion, according to Forbes magazine.
		Weston is chairman and chief executive of George Weston and chairman of Loblaw.
	quote.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=aeG7QT7epwGM&refer=uk (789 words)

	Mark Evans - Galen Weston Should Blog
		Galen Weston Should Blog was written on February 15th, 2007 and has 13 comments
		Part of the cure, she said, is raising the profile of 33-year-old executive chair Galen Weston (”young, handsome and hip”), who’s family controls the company.
		I think the first thing Galen should do is fire all their asses and hire some real managers who care, can be role models and motivate their employees.
	markevanstech.com /2007/02/15/galen-weston-should-blog (1739 words)

	Associated British Foods
		Garry H Weston and WG Galen Weston are trustees of a trust, in which they have no beneficial interest, which at 12 September 1998 held 683,073 ordinary shares of 50p (1997 683,073) in Wittington Investments Limited.
		Harold W Bailey and Garry H Weston are trustees of trusts, in which they have no beneficial interest, which at 12 September 1998 held 1,583,938 ordinary shares of 5p (1997 1,583,938) in Associated British Foods plc.
		Garry H Weston is a trustee of a trust, in which he had no beneficial interest, which at 12 September 1998 held 400,000 ordinary shares of 5p (1997 400,000) in Associated British Foods plc.
	www.abf.co.uk /investors/reports/1998_report/chap20_1.html (291 words)

	Weston set to bid for Selfridges
		GALEN Weston, the Irish billionaire businessman and brother of Sir Garry Weston, is heading a £400m-plus bid for Selfridges, the Oxford Street store which floated last month.
		Weston chairs Loblaw, Canada's biggest food distribution group, and is experienced at running department stores.
		Galen Weston is based in Canada, where his wife is Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, which makes her the Queen's representative in Ontario.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1998/08/16/cnwes16.html (393 words)

	RTE Business - No plans to merge Selfridges with Brown Thomas
		Galen Weston, the Canadian billionaire who owns the Brown Thomas store in Dublin, has agreed a cash offer for Britain's upmarket department store Selfridges.
		Weston's firm, Wittington Canada, said it had no plans to change strategy or management at Selfridges.
		Weston, who is worth $5 billion, already owns Canada's largest supermarket chain Loblaws, fashion retailer Holt Renfrew in Toronto and Associated British Foods in the UK.
	www.rte.ie /business/2003/0512/selfridges.html (258 words)

	All in the family: Weston undergoes a shakeup \| Managing \| Strategy \| Canadian Business Online
		Ltd., on Sept. 20, you'd think investors and retail watchers would have preferred majority owner Galen Weston to follow the lead of his father, Garfield, when it comes to succession--or at least, the version of Garfield's succession philosophy as told by Richard Currie, who led the grocery retailer as president for more than a quarter-century.
		Garfield, and then Galen, may have been the owners, offering support and a vision from the chairman's seat, but it was Currie and his crew who were in charge of putting the grocer back on track.
		Galen Weston has put his 33-year-old son, Galen G. Weston, in charge of Loblaw, giving him a newly created position--executive chairman.
	www.canadianbusiness.com /managing/strategy/article.jsp?content=20060922_80768_80768 (1015 words)

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