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Heather Maxine Reisman OC (born August 28, 1948) is a Canadian businesswoman and philanthropist. Reisman is the founder and chief executive of the Canadian retail chain Indigo Books and Music. She is the co-founder and past Chair of Kobo, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2019.
Mar 10, 2017 · Heather Maxine Reisman, OC, entrepreneur, business executive (born 28 August 1948 in Montreal, QC ). Reisman is best known as the founder and CEO of Indigo Books & Music, Canada’s largest book and specialty toy retailer, and as the co-founder of Kobo, a top global e-reader maker.
Dec 6, 2023 · Heather Reisman’s retirement didn’t unfold quite as planned. In early June, the founder and executive chair of Indigo Books & Music Inc., the country’s largest book retailer, announced she would...
Sep 18, 2023 · After a brief retirement, Heather Reisman has been reinstated as CEO of Indigo, the book retailer she founded almost 30 years ago. The retailer announced the news in a press release Monday...
Jun 15, 2021 · Today, in recognition of her contributions as “a nationally esteemed business leader, an indefatigable champion of reading and literacy, and as an exceptional philanthropist,” Reisman received a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, from the University of Toronto.
Heather Reisman is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Indigo Books & Music Inc., Canada’s largest book, lifestyle, and specialty kids’ retailer. She is also a member of Indigo’s Board of Directors. Ms. Reisman is a former Governor of McGill University and of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Jun 7, 2023 · Indigo Books and Music founder Heather Reisman announced she is retiring as almost half of the book retailer’s board of directors steps down. "The time has come for me to retire from an active...
Heather Reisman is a businesswoman, philanthropist and the founder and CEO of Canada’s largest book retailer, Indigo Books & Music. Born in 1948 in Montréal, Reisman completed a Bachelor of Social Work at McGill and began her career as a caseworker with troubled teens.
Oct 24, 2023 · Just over a month after returning to the top job at the company she founded, Heather Reisman is proclaiming her intentions to lead a turnaround at Indigo Books & Music Inc. IDG-T – committing...
Mar 25, 2019 · Thanks to an historic gift to the University of Toronto from Gerald Schwartz and Heather Reisman, the soon-to-be built Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus will accelerate innovation in Toronto and Canada by creating the country’s largest university-based innovation node.
