Networth: 12 Billion
Country: Canada
Industry: Diversified
Jim Pattison oversees a sprawling group that operates 25 divisions including packaging, food and entertainment.Pattison's first business was a GM dealership he bought in 1961.The Canadian billionaire also controls more than 40% of publicly-traded forest products company Canfor.His entertainment division includes Guinness World Records, the Ripley's Believe It Or Not! chain and Great Wolf Lodge's Canadian franchise rights.
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