Wallace McCain, chairman of the board of Maple
Leaf Foods Inc. and co-founder of one of the world's largest frozen food companies McCain Foods, will receive the coveted Ernst &Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R)
2007 Ontario Lifetime Achievement Award. Mr. McCain will be rewarded for his outstanding accomplishments at a gala presentation on October 18, 2007.
"Mr. McCain's extraordinary leadership and success throughout his 50 years in the frozen food industry are incredible,"said Dan Cornacchia, director of the Ernst &Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program for the
Ontario region. "As a determined entrepreneur and passionate philanthropist, he is an inspiration to many. We are very proud to present him with this
prestigious award."
Mr. McCain co-founded McCain Foods Limited in 1956, which has grown into one of the largest frozen food companies in the world. He was president and co-chief executive officer of McCain Foods Limited until 1995, and is currently chairman of the board of Maple Leaf Foods Inc., and vice chairman and director of other associated companies within the McCain Foods Group.
Leaf Foods Inc. and co-founder of one of the world's largest frozen food companies McCain Foods, will receive the coveted Ernst &Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R)
2007 Ontario Lifetime Achievement Award. Mr. McCain will be rewarded for his outstanding accomplishments at a gala presentation on October 18, 2007.
"Mr. McCain's extraordinary leadership and success throughout his 50 years in the frozen food industry are incredible,"said Dan Cornacchia, director of the Ernst &Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program for the
Ontario region. "As a determined entrepreneur and passionate philanthropist, he is an inspiration to many. We are very proud to present him with this
prestigious award."
Mr. McCain co-founded McCain Foods Limited in 1956, which has grown into one of the largest frozen food companies in the world. He was president and co-chief executive officer of McCain Foods Limited until 1995, and is currently chairman of the board of Maple Leaf Foods Inc., and vice chairman and director of other associated companies within the McCain Foods Group.
