Daryl Katz

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Mr. Daryl Katz serves as Founder & Chairman at Katz Group. He is the Founder & serves as Chairman at OEG (Other Services (B2C Non-Financial)). He is the Owner of Edmonton Oilers. He is also a member of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives. He has an LLB from the University of Alberta. He is one of Canada's most successful entrepreneurs and business leaders. A lawyer by training, He built what would become Canada's second-largest integrated pharmacy business from scratch. Contemporaneously, he built one of Canada's largest privately-owned real estate development and ownership companies. During that time, he acquired the Edmonton Oilers and forged a visionary agreement with the City of Edmonton for the development and operation of the award-winning Rogers Place sports and entertainment venue. By design, Rogers Place would become the catalyst for realizing his vision for ICE District, one of the world's most successful sports and entertainment-based mixed-use real estate developments. During this time, in addition to retail pharmacy and real estate, He built market-leading platforms in biotechnology, hospitality, and retail cannabis. He was appointed by the Province of Alberta to serve as a director on the inaugural Board of Alberta Investment Management Co (AIMCO) from 2007 to 2013.