Bill Comrie
| William H. Comrie | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 29, 1950 Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Nationality | Canadian |
William H. Comrie (born June 29, 1950[1]) is a Canadian businessman. He is the founder of The Brick, one of Canada's largest volume retailers of furniture, mattresses, appliances and home electronics. In 2009, Comrie's estimated personal net worth was $415 million. [2] Comrie is head of the Brick Group Income Fund.
Comrie was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and grew up in Edmonton, Alberta.[3] He has a large family including Peggy Comrie from Pendleton, Oregon USA.
He played with the Moose Jaw Canucks, a Chicago Blackhawks farm team and later Edmonton Oil Kings, but retired from hockey in 1968 to enter into the family furniture business following the death of his father Herb.[3]
Comrie is the father of the professional ice hockey players Mike, Paul and Eric Comrie.[4]
In the spring of 2015 Comrie became a minority owner (and limited partner) of the Chicago Cubs baseball team.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.canadianbusiness.com/business-strategy/live-learn-bill-comrie/
- ↑ Richest Canadians get richer - CBC News
- 1 2 Canadian Home Furnishings Alliance
- ↑ CANOE - SLAM! Sports - Columnists - Jones: Follow my leader
- ↑ Ecker, Danny (March 3, 2015). "Two more Cubs minority investors revealed". Crain's Chicago Business. chicagobusiness.com. Retrieved October 21, 2015.