Brandt C. Louie

{{Infobox person

| name = Brandt C. Louie
{{postnominals|country=CAN|CM|OBC|size=100%}}

| image = File:Brian Williams 2011.jpg

|caption = Louie with Brian Williams

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1943|7|5}}

|birth_place=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

|nationality=Canadian

|occupation=accountant, businessman

|alma_mater=University of British Columbia

|spouse=Belinda Louie

|children=2 sons

}}

Brandt Channing Louie (born 5 July 1943){{cite web |title=Brandt Louie |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/brandt-louie |website=thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |accessdate=November 12, 2019}} {{postnominals|country=CAN|CM|OBC|size=100%}} ({{zh|c=雷震瀛|p=Léi Zhènyíng|y=Leui4 Jan3 Ying4}}) is a Canadian accountant and businessman. He is the president and CEO of H.Y. Louie Co. Limited (distributor to IGA stores in British Columbia), and Chairman of London Drugs Limited.

Early life and education

Louie was born in Vancouver and earned his bachelor of commerce from the University of British Columbia (UBC).{{cite web |last1=Meadahl |first1=Marianne |title=Louie appointed chancellor |url=http://www.sfu.ca/archive-sfunews/sfu_news/archives/sfunews04280503.shtml |website=sfu.ca |accessdate=November 12, 2019 |date=April 28, 2005}}

H.Y. Louie Group

After practicing as a chartered accountant, Louie decided to join his family business in 1972.{{cite web |title=Brandt C Louie |url=https://www.ualberta.ca/giving/celebrating-generosity/innovative-leaders/brandt-c-louie |website=ualberta.ca |accessdate=November 12, 2019}} In 1903, Louie's grandfather, Hok Yat Louie, who had immigrated to Canada from China, founded a general store in Vancouver.{{cite web |title=#1605 Brandt Louie |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/brandt-louie/#1b29bec62306 |website=forbes.com |accessdate=November 12, 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Lou |first1=Millie |title=Billionaire Brandt Louie Continues the Family Legacy in Business and Philanthropy |url=https://caifuglobal.com/en/leadership/entrepreneur/939-billionaire-brandt-louie-continues-the-family-legacy-in-business-and-philanthropy |website=caifuglobal.com |accessdate=November 12, 2019 |date=October 18, 2017}} He was eventually named chairman and chief executive officer of London Drugs in 1998.

As CEO and chairman, Louie also oversees the Tong and Geraldine Louie Family Foundation and the London Drugs Foundation. In 2010, he was appointed chairman of Grosvenor Americas board of directors.{{cite web |title=Grosvenor Names Brandt C. Louie Chairman of Grosvenor Americas |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100329006575/en/Grosvenor-Names-Brandt-C.-Louie-Chairman-Grosvenor |website=businesswire.com |accessdate=November 12, 2019 |date=March 29, 2010}}

Chancellorship

In 2002, Louie replaced Evaleen Jaager Roy as chair of the Simon Fraser University Board of Governors.{{cite web |last1=Luckow |first1=Diane |title=Louie elected board chair |url=http://www.sfu.ca/archive-sfunews/sfu_news/sfunews02210209.shtml |website=sfu.ca |accessdate=November 12, 2019 |date=February 1, 2002}} A few years later, in 2005, Louie was appointed chancellor of Simon Fraser University (SFU).

Awards and honours

In 2009, Louie was made a Member of the Order of British Columbia.{{cite web |title=2009 Recipient: Brandt Louie – West Vancouver |url=https://orderofbc.gov.bc.ca/members/obc-2009/2009-brandt-louie/ |website=orderofbc.gov.bc.ca |accessdate=November 12, 2019}}

In 2012, he was inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame.{{cite web |title=Three grocers inducted into Canadian Business Hall of Fame |url=http://www.canadiangrocer.com/top-stories/three-grocers-inducted-into-canadian-business-hall-of-fame-13626 |website=canadiangrocer.com |accessdate=November 12, 2019 |date=May 9, 2012}} The following year, the University of Victoria honoured him as a Distinguished Entrepreneur.{{cite web |title=Backgrounder: UVic Honours Brandt Louie As Distinguished Entrepreneur |url=https://www.uvic.ca/news/topics/2013+uvic-honours-louie-dinstinguished-entrepreneur+backgrounder1 |website=uvic.ca |accessdate=November 12, 2019 |date=March 26, 2013}} A few years later, he was the recipient of the EY Family Business Award of Excellence.{{cite web |title=The Louie family recognized with the EY Family Business Award of Excellence |url=https://www.ey.com/ca/en/newsroom/news-releases/2015-louie-family-recognized-with-the-ey-family-business-award-of-excellence |website=ey.com |accessdate=November 12, 2019 |date=July 14, 2015}} In 2016, he was the recipient of an honorary degree from UBC.{{cite web |title=2016 Honorary Degree Recipients |url=https://graduation.ubc.ca/event/honorary-degrees/2016-honorary-degree-recipients/ |website=graduation.ubc.ca |accessdate=November 12, 2019}}

In 2024, he was appointed to the Order of Canada.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gg.ca/en/order-canada-appointees-june-2024|title=Order of Canada Appointees – June 2024|website=Governor General of Canada|date=21 June 2024 |language=en|access-date=2024-06-30}}

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|notes = Granted 20 January 2022.

|escutcheon = Per pale Gules and Or a Chinese dragon and a dragon combatant counterchanged.{{cite web|url=https://www.gg.ca/en/heraldry/public-register/project/3378 |publisher=Canadian Heraldic Authority |title=Brandt Channing Louie

|accessdate=8 August 2022}}

|crest = A demi-lion Or wearing an antique crown and holding a bauhinia flower between two maple leaves Gules.

|motto = Je Suis Prét (I Am Ready)}}