Owner - George N. Gillett Jr.

Born in Racine, Wisconsin on October 22, 1938, Mr. George N. Gillett, Jr. is the founder and chairman of Booth Creek Management Corp., a company formed to oversee acquisitions and management of the Gillett Family interests in a variety of businesses, including the Montreal Canadiens Hockey Club and the Bell Centre, which he owns since January 31, 2001, and the Gillett Entertainment Group.

The Gillett family also has interests in fresh and processed protein products businnesses, including Swift and Company, the second largest protein supplier in the world, Snowball Foods and Kings Delight, a value added processors of a broad line of turkey and chicken products, BC Natural Foods, the leading producer and supplier of a full line of natural and organic protein products, and Wheat Montana Farms & Bakery, a producer of certified “Chemical Free” wheat and other grains for use as bread, flour and cereal.

Other Gillett family interests include Grand Targhee Resort in Wyoming, Booth Creek Ski Holdings, Inc., the owner of six ski resorts in the United States, several golf courses, Great Northern Bark and Sierra Organics, landscape and garden products businesses, and automotive dealerships in Colorado.

Mr. Gillett serves as chairman and director of most of the companies listed above, and he is also a director of Vail Banks Inc., a member of the Board of Governors of the National Hockey League, and a board member of CHC Helicopter Corporation.

George Gillett ’s community service commitments include positions of director and member of the Executive Committee of the Vail Valley Foundation and of the Steadman Hawkins Research Foundation. He is a past Chairman of the Board of the Denver Grand Prix Foundation, a member of the Leadership Council of the United States Olympic Committee and was a director of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association for 17 years.

Mr. Gillett was a judge for Ernst & Young’s 2004 & 2005 Entrepreneur of the Year Competition in the Media and Entertainment Division and will serve again in 2006. He was recently selected to the 2005 Colorado Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame and also as an Honorary Member of the 2004-05 Canadian Alpine Ski Team.

Mr. Gillett attended Amherst College in Amherst, Massachussets, and graduated from Dominican College in Racine, Wisconsin in 1961. His first job following college was with Crown Zellerbach in sales. Mr. Gillett’s career continued in the 1960’s in marketing and management consulting, initially with McKinsey & Company.

A sports enthusiast since childhood, by the mid 60’s, he was business manager and minority partner of the Miami Dolphins. A year later, he became owner and CEO of the Harlem Globetrotters, and later started Globetrotter Communications, a national radio group.


Source: canadiens.com



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