Mitch Garber
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{{Short description|Canadian businessman (born 1964)}}
{{Distinguish|Mitch Garver}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mitch Garber
| honorific_suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CM}}
| image = Mitch Garber Profile.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|9|5}}
| birth_place = Montreal, Quebec
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| nationality = Canadian
| occupation = Investor, lawyer
| website = {{url|www.mitchgarberinvestments.com}}
| awards = Order of Canada
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Mitch Garber {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CM}} (born September 5, 1964) is a Canadian lawyer, investor and business executive.{{cite web|last1=Kerr|first1=Peter|title=Mitch Garber – Successful Business Executive, Philanthropist, and Sports Fan|url=http://www.themontrealeronline.com/2015/05/mitch-garber/|website=www.themontrealeronline.com|publisher=The Montrealer|accessdate=2015-11-08}} He was awarded the Order of Canada in 2019, that country's highest civilian honour.{{cite web |last= |title=Mitch Garber Order of Canada |url=https://www.gg.ca/services/ajax/wet4_lb_img/57493/en |access-date=8 April 2024 |website=Governor General of Canada}}{{Cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/16-quebecers-to-receive-order-of-canada-honours|title=Alanis Obomsawin, 15 other Quebecers to receive Order of Canada |newspaper=Montreal Gazette|last=Dunlevy|first=T'Cha|date=2019-06-27|language=en|access-date=2019-07-04|archive-date= 2019-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704041620/https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/16-quebecers-to-receive-order-of-canada-honours|url-status=live}}
Career
Mitch Garber is a member of the Executive Advisory Council of Apollo Global Management, Inc., Executive Committee member and minority owner of the NHL Seattle Kraken, and board member and co-investor at Rackspace Technology, Shutterfly, Lanvin, and he is the co-founder and Chairman of Israeli AI company Aiola Inc.
He practiced law from 1990–1999, and was a co-founder of Paysafe (then SureFire Commerce), where he was CEO from 2003–2006. He was CEO of Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment (then PartyGaming Plc) from 2006–2008, and left to create Caesars Interactive Entertainment with TPG Inc. and Apollo Global Management.{{cn|date=April 2024}}
He left Caesars Acquisition Co. (CACQ) on October 6, 2017 after overseeing the sale of Playtika and the merger of CACQ and Caesars Entertainment.{{cite news|url=http://business.financialpost.com/news/how-mitch-garber-helped-saved-caesars-entertainment-from-ruin|title=How Mitch Garber saved Caesars|newspaper=Financial Post |date=6 October 2016 |last1=Linde |first1=Damon van der }}
He was the inaugural Chairman of Invest In Canada (Investment Canada), the Canadian government agency responsible for attracting and facilitating foreign direct investment (FDI) into Canada from 2018–2022.{{cn|date=April 2024}}
He was the chairman of Cirque Du Soleil from 2015–2020.{{cn|date=April 2024}}
Philanthropy
He has led the annual campaign for Montreal's United Way (Centraide), Montreal's Combined Jewish Appeal, and has presided over and chaired events and campaigns raising in excess of 200 million dollars. He currently sits on the Foundation Board of the Montreal Children's Hospital.
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External links
- {{Cite web |last=Rinaldo |first=Sandie |date=February 12, 2016 |title=Mitch Garber rose from humble beginnings to head up a $2.5-billion empire |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/w5/mitch-garber-rose-from-humble-beginnings-to-head-up-a-2-5-billion-empire-1.2773973 |access-date=8 April 2024 |website=CTV News}}
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