Frank Giustra
| Frank Giustra | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 1957 (age 59) Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |
| Residence | West Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Douglas College |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Founder of Lionsgate |
| Board member of | Clinton Foundation |
| Spouse(s) | Alison Lawton (2000–2007) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Giuseppe Giustra Domenica Giustra |
Frank Giustra (born August 1957) is a Canadian businessman in the mining and filmmaking industries, and a philanthropist.
Giustra was born in August 1957 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, the son of Giuseppe and Domenica Giustra, and lived in Italy and Argentina as a child. Giustra spent his middle school years in Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada, and graduated from high school there in 1976. Giustra's father was a Sudbury nickel miner, who introduced his son to his broker. He graduated in 1979 from Douglas College where he spent his first year playing trumpet in the school's music program before switching over to business and finance.
Giustra took a securities course and began his career in the investment industry in 1978 with Merrill Lynch as an assistant trader and then as a . In the early 1980s, Giustra left Merrill Lynch to create a resources-financing group in Europe for the new firm Yorkton Securities. He is said to have "transformed Yorkton into a major force in the world of international mining finance." In 1990, he became president of the company and, in 1995, was appointed chairman and CEO. From 2001 to 2007, Giustra was chair of Endeavour Financial, a merchant banking firm which financed mining companies. Giustra is now CEO of Fiore Group of Companies.
The Radcliffe Foundation was established in 1997 by Giustra, its president. The Vancouver-based foundation supports local and international disaster relief, economic development, and homelessness charities. In June 2007, Giustra launched the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership with U.S. President Bill Clinton, a partnership between the William J. Clinton Foundation, private sector, governments, local communities, and other NGOs.
CGSGI aims to alleviate poverty in the developing world in partnership with the global mining community. Along with Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, Giustra pledged a minimum of $100 million each toward the effort and the money was given to the Clinton Foundation. On June 17, 2010, Giustra joined wth Carlos Slim and President Clinton to create a $20 million fund to assist small businesses in earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
...
Wikipedia