John Carter Risley was born on April 26,1948 and is a Canadian billionaire businessman with interests in fisheries, food supplements, and communications.
13 Facts About John Risley
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John Risley never attended university, instead choosing a career in real estate.
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The business became an income trust in 2002 at which time John Risley turned the business over to Colin MacDonald.
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John Risley has since had a full recovery and has become one of the world largest vertically integrated shellfish harvesters, processors, and distributors.
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John Risley's company is the major shareholder in Ocean Nutrition Canada, which he founded in 1997 as a manufacturer of fish oil-derived dietary supplements.
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John Risley was a major shareholder in Columbus Communications, a Caribbean cable television and Internet provider which he co-founded in 2004.
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John Risley entered the business with Brendan Paddick from Grand Falls, Newfoundland and was a board member of the company based in Freeport, Bahamas.
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John Risley provided 25 million CDN in funding to the Ocean Frontier Institute, an ocean research centre based in Dalhousie University.
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John Risley's ex-wife is the former Judy MacDonald of Halifax.
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In 2010, their daughter Sarah John Risley married Guy Barnett, "a British deckhand who came to Canada to work on John Risley's yacht".
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John Risley's brother is the Halifax restaurateur, caterer and hotelier Robert Risley.
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John Risley was made an officer of the Order of Canada in 1998.
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Since 2009, John Risley has owned a 246-foot megayacht, Northern Star, which has been listed for sale at $170 million.