David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet
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The Right Honourable The Lord Thomson of Fleet |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
David Kenneth Roy Thomson 12 June 1957 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Lou La Prairie (1988–1996) Laurie Ludwick (2000–2006) |
| Domestic partner |
Kelly Rowan (2007–2008) Severine Nackers (2014–present) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parents |
Kenneth Roy Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet Nora Marilyn Lavis Thomson |
| Relatives |
Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet (Grandfather) Edna Thomson (Grandmother) Peter John Thomson (Brother) Taylor Thomson (Sister) |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
David Kenneth Roy Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet (born 12 June 1957) is a Canadian media magnate. He is the son of the late Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet and his siblings are Taylor Thomson and race car driver Peter Thomson. He became the chairman of Thomson Corporation in 2006 at the death of his father and after the acquisition of Reuters, became the chairman of the merged entity, Thomson Reuters in 2008. He currently resides in Toronto, Ontario. At the same time he inherited his father's title, Baron Thomson of Fleet.
Thomson attended Upper Canada College and received a BA (subsequently upgraded to an MA) in history from Selwyn College of the University of Cambridge in 1978.
As of March 2017, Thomson is listed as one of the wealthiest people in the world with an estimated net worth of $27.2 billion. With an estimated 2010 net worth of around 23 billion Canadian dollars, Thomson and his family are the richest in Canada and 22nd richest in the world according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Previously, Thomson was listed as the 24th richest in the world by Forbes. He, along with Galen Weston Sr., according to Oxfam, have as much wealth as the poorest 11 million Canadians.
Thomson has worked a number of positions in companies controlled by his family. He was manager of The Bay store at Cloverdale Mall in Etobicoke, and President of Zellers. He founded the real estate firm Osmington Incorporated, owned and operated outside of the Thomson empire. Osmington is a partner in True North Sports and Entertainment, owners of the National Hockey League's Winnipeg Jets and the MTS Centre in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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