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- The Billes family has influenced decades of Canadian Tire’s growth, starting with a small tire store in Toronto in 1922 and evolving into a Canadian icon, being recognized for its tremendous community contributions and its commitment to sport in Canada, from the playground to the podium.
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May 25, 2024 · Martha Billes, was never meant to run the family business. She was finally brought onto the Canadian Tire board at 40. Two years after her father died, she bought out her brothers.
Martha Billes is Canadian Tire’s controlling shareholder and has a legacy of a disciplined and demanding approach to the best in corporate governance. Martha is also the founder and Chairman of the company’s successful charity, Jumpstart, that distributes $21 million a year to financially disadvantaged families to engage their kids in ...
Nov 29, 2023 · Alfred J. Billes passed away on April 3, 1995, at 92. He was laid to rest in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, alongside his first wife, Muriel. His legacy continued through Canadian Tire, which became a publicly traded company on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
May 13, 2015 · Martha Billes is Canadian Tire's controlling shareholder and has a legacy of a disciplined and demanding approach to the best in corporate governance.
May 25, 2024 · During the next two hours, Martha, daughter to Canadian Tire founder A.J. Billes, guided me through two thick volumes. The first, from 1989, set the terms for shared ownership with her two brothers, Fred and David, of Tire — not the Tire, just Tire — as Martha calls the company.
At a time when the industry was dominated by oil giants selling gas at high profit margins, Canadian Tire co-founder Alfred J. (A.J.) Billes realized the company needed an innovative approach to stand out from the competition without cutting prices.
J. William Billes was inducted posthumously into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame in 1990. He was a visionary with sound instincts who was able to successfully introduce new products and build a nationwide retail business. That same vision informed Billes’s legacy.
