Christopher Paul Ilitch was born on June 2,1965 and is president and chief executive officer of Ilitch Holdings, Inc.
16 Facts About Christopher Ilitch
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Christopher Ilitch companies include Little Caesars Pizza, Olympia Entertainment, MotorCity Casino Hotel, the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball, the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League, and numerous real estate holdings.
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Christopher Ilitch's siblings are Denise Ilitch, Ronald "Ron" Tyrus Ilitch, Michael C Ilitch Jr.
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Christopher Ilitch is the former brother-in-law of sports executive Jim Lites.
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Christopher Ilitch attended high school at Cranbrook Kingswood in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where he was captain of the baseball team, and a member of the 1983 state championship hockey team.
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Christopher Ilitch earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Michigan in 1987.
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Christopher Ilitch worked a short time at IBM before joining his family's business.
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Christopher Ilitch started managing a Little Caesars location in Walled Lake, Michigan, and later managing several stores in the Chicago area before returning to Detroit.
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Denise resigned in 2004, and Christopher Ilitch was named sole CEO.
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Bob DuPuy, baseball's chief operating officer, stated in 2006 that the arrangement was permissible, as Marian has no stake in the Tigers, and Christopher Ilitch has no stake in the casino.
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Christopher Ilitch has his name engraved on the Stanley Cup as a member of team management for the Red Wings NHL Championships in 1997,1998,2002, and 2008.
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Christopher Ilitch serves on the board of directors for Business Leaders for Michigan, the Downtown Detroit Partnership, and the Detroit Economic Club.
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Christopher Ilitch is a member of the Detroit chapter of the Young Presidents' Organization.
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Christopher Ilitch has served on the host committees for major sporting events held in Detroit, including the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, the 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and Super Bowl XL.
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Christopher Ilitch remains an avid hockey player and competes in an adult league in the Metro Detroit area.
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Christopher Ilitch is a third generation Macedonian American, as both his mother and father were children of Macedonian immigrants to the Detroit area.