Katz Group of Companies

The Katz Group of Companies is one of Canada’s largest privately owned enterprises, with operations in pharmacy, sports and entertainment, and real estate development. Katz Group Pharmacies Inc. employs over 8,600 people and owns and operates more than 460 Rexall and Rexall Pharma Plus locations across Central and Western Canada. Oilers Entertainment Group (OEG), a subsidiary of the Katz Group, owns the National Hockey League five-time Stanley Cup Champion Edmonton Oilers, as well as professional hockey franchises in the American Hockey League, Western Hockey League, and ECHL, and Aquila Productions, one of Canada’s leading entertainment and event companies. OEG operates Rogers Place in downtown Edmonton. Katz Group is also involved in land assembly, site, and building development in Canada and the United States, including the design and development of Ice District, an area encompasses more than 25 acres anchored by Rogers Place. Katz Group is based in Edmonton, Alberta. Its founder and chairman is Daryl Katz.

Katz Group’s pharmacy business and health-related companies operate under the newly established banner “Rexall Health”. Rexall Health includes these independently operated businesses:

On May 28, 2015, Jürgen Schreiber was named CEO of Rexall Health. Schreiber was President and CEO of Canadian retailer Shoppers Drug Mart from 2007 to 2011. Prior to joining Katz Group, Schreiber served for four years as President and CEO of Edcon Group, the largest non-food retailer in South Africa, with 1,400 stores and about 20,000 employees across Africa.

In March 2016, Katz sold Rexall to McKesson Corporation for CA$3 billion.