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Eugene Melnyk | |
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 Melnyk in 2007 | |
| Born | May 27, 1959 |
| Died | March 28, 2022 (aged 62) |
| Education | St. Michael's College School |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, sports franchise owner |
| Known for | Founder Biovail Corporation, Owner Ottawa Senators, Philanthropist |
| Board member of | Ottawa Senators |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Order of St. Michael (2008)[1] |
Eugene Melnyk (May 27, 1959 – March 28, 2022) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and owner, governor, and chairman of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Ottawa Senators and the American Hockey League's Belleville Senators. He was the founder, chairman, and CEO of Biovail Corporation, once Canada's largest publicly traded pharmaceutical company[2] with more than CA$1 billion in annual revenue. He had sold almost all of his holdings in the company by 2010. Canadian Business magazine ranked Melnyk 79th on its 2017 list of Canada's 100 wealthiest people, with a net worth of CA$1.21 billion.[3] He was one of the richest residents of Barbados.[4][5]
- ^ Mr. Eugene Melnyk St. Michael's College
- ^ Dey, Pav Jordan, Esha (June 21, 2010). "Drugmaker Biovail to buy Valeant in $3.3 billion deal". Reuters. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Canadian Business, December 9, 2013, issue
- ^ Best, Tony (October 29, 2011). "Melnyk – one of the wealthiest". Articles. Nation Newspaper. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- ^ Clarke, Sherrylyn, ed. (March 29, 2022). "Melnyk passes after illness". Nation Newspaper. Retrieved March 31, 2022.