Galen Weston

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For the current Loblaw executive chairman and spokesperson, see Galen G. Weston.

Willard Gordon Galen Weston, OC, OOnt (born October 29, 1940) is a Canadian businessman, alumnus of the prestigious Upper Canada College and descendant of George Weston of the George Weston Bakeries Limited. Weston is the son of Willard Garfield Weston and grandson of the founder George Weston. Brother Garry Weston (1927-2002) took charge of Associated British Foods plc, the family's UK operations.

While he studied in London, Ontario at the University of Western Ontario, Weston was roommates with Dave Nichol, whom he would make President of Loblaws in 1976. He and his family are the second richest family in Canada, with a net worth of $5.0 billion USD as of 2009[1], and the 98th richest family in the world (according to Forbes[1]). His family's fortune comes from their interest in such stores as Loblaws, Holt Renfrew, and Selfridges. Following the death of his brother Garry Weston, Galen's interests have again spread to the United Kingdom.

Weston is married with two children, Galen Weston Jr. (the current executive chairman of Loblaw, also serving as a spokesperson for Loblaw's President's Choice brand) and Alannah Weston. His wife Hilary (born Hilary Frayne in Dublin in 1942) served as the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1997 to 2002. His daughter Alannah is married to the grandson and heir of late Baronet Sir Desmond Cochrane and his Lebanese wife Lady Cochrane Sursock.

In 1990, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2005, he was awarded the Order of Ontario.

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  1. ^ Forbes - Galen Weston & Family

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George Weston Limited
Corporate Directors
President's Choice brands
Food or drink brands
Arnie's Bagels • Boboli (Canada only)* • Brownberry • Country Harvest • Exact • George Weston Bakeries (Canada only) • Interbake Foods • Neilson Dairy • no name • Wonder Bread (Canada only)*
Loblaw Companies supermarkets
*Rights to these brands in the United States are owned by different companies.
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