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==Career==
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The company has expanded to over 300 locations in Canada.
This company has expanded to over 300 locations in Canada.


The Central Hockey League was transferred from [[WPHL Holdings, Inc.]], which Treliving also chaired.
The Central Hockey League was transferred from [[WPHL Holdings, Inc.]], which Treliving also chaired.

Revision as of 16:01, 12 July 2010

Jim Treliving
Born
W. James Treliving

(1941-05-12)May 12, 1941
Board member ofWPHL Holdings, Inc. (chairman), Global Entertainment Corporation (chairman)
SpouseSandi Treliving
ChildrenCheryl (executive director, Boston Pizza Foundation) and Brad (assistant GM, Phoenix Coyotes)

W. James "Jim" Treliving is a Canadian businessman, who with George Melville, own the collective investment portfolio T&M Group of Companies. Through T&M, he and Melville share the title of Chairman and Owner of Boston Pizza International (as Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund), the owners of casual-dining restaurant company Boston Pizza, a franchiser.

Additionally, Treliving is Chairman of the boards for Global Entertainment Corporation, which owns the Central Hockey League, amongst other properties. Through T&M, the two also own Mr. Lube, Dermal Laser Centres, brand LIVE, the Stonebrook Benchlands development (overlooking Okanagan Lake), real estate company White Rock Commercial, and custom food manufacturer Kitchen Partners Limited.

He has stepped into the public eye in recent years, from his appearances as a potential investor to entrepreneurs, on the Canadian TV show Dragon's Den.

Career

This company has expanded to over 300 locations in Canada.

The Central Hockey League was transferred from WPHL Holdings, Inc., which Treliving also chaired.

Awards

In addition to the awards Boston Pizza has received (including being one of Canada's "50 Best Managed Companies" since 1993), Treliving has won various awards personally:

  • Pacific Canada Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Hospitality and Tourism
  • British Columbia American Marketing Association's Marketer of the Year

Personal life

Treliving's father was a barber. Prior to starting his business, he also served as an officer with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Jim Treliving the loving Dragon". The Star. Retrieved 15 March 2010.