1. Paul Fireman was born on February 14,1944 and is an American businessman, who for 26 years led Reebok International, Ltd.
16 Facts About Paul Fireman
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Paul Fireman attended high school at Tabor Academy, a private secondary school in Marion, MA and matriculated to Boston University, but did not graduate.
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Paul Fireman began his career at age 18 working in the family business, Boston Camping, selling outdoor sporting goods and fishing tackle for 15 years.
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Paul Fireman acquired the North American sales rights to Reebok in 1979 and eventually bought the English-based parent company outright in 1984.
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In 1988, Paul Fireman established the annual Reebok Human Rights Awards recognizing activists under the age of 30 who exposed and reduced human rights atrocities.
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Paul Fireman sold Reebok to Adidas in 2005 for $3.8 billion; Paul Fireman himself made $800 million from the deal.
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Paul Fireman is currently the Chairman of Fireman Capital Partners, a Boston-based, consumer-focused private equity firm founded in 2008 with his son Dan, the firm's Managing Partner.
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Paul Fireman has been active in golf course development and in 1991 he purchased Willowbend Country Club.
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Paul Fireman was one of the developers of Liberty National Golf Club, which is adjacent to Liberty State Park.
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In 2017 Paul Fireman spearheaded a push to expand the golf club by 3 holes by acquiring the Caven Point section of Liberty State Park, which is a migratory bird habitat, sparking a controversy amongst Jersey City community members and environmental activists.
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Paul Fireman reportedly responded to the public backlash with a strategy to begin "framing the park's redevelopment as a 'fight for social justice,' just as the nation was roiled by the police killing of George Floyd".
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In 2010, Paul Fireman placed his Winecup-Gamble Ranch up for sale for $50 million.
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In 2014, Paul Fireman proposed a $4.6 billion project on New Jersey's Gold Coast, which would include a 95-story tower with a casino and 100,000-seat motor sport stadium.
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In 2016, Paul Fireman was an important backer of Public Question 1, a ballot measure that would amend the constitution to allow casino gambling in North Jersey.
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Paul Fireman donated $250,000 to Republican Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign, but he has donated to Democratic Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker and several other candidate and committees of both parties.
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Paul Fireman donated $1 million to the 2016 presidential campaign of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.