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- 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.
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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 · 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. She holds honorary doctorates from several universities as well as numerous honours and awards. In 2022, Reisman was inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame. Early life.
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.
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.
Dec 6, 2023 · In early June, the founder and executive chair of Indigo Books & Music Inc., the country’s largest book retailer, announced she would be officially stepping down on Aug. 22, just six days before...
Possibly the most powerful person in Canada’s book publishing industry at the turn of the twenty-first century and certainly the country’s most prominent Jewish businesswoman, Heather Reisman was born in Montreal and educated as a social worker at McGill University.
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.
