| Jerry Zucker | |
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| Born | 1949 |
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| Died | April 12, 2008 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Florida |
| Known for | Being the CEO of the Hudson's Bay Company |
| Spouse | Anita Zucker |
Jerry Zucker (1949 – April 12, 2008) was an Israeli-born American businessman and resident of Charleston, South Carolina. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research Anita Zucker was the first female Governor (or governess of the Hudson's Bay Company --which was first incorporated in 1670--and also an owner of the ECHL's South Carolina Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Charleston is a city in Charleston county in the US state of South Carolina. He held over 350 patents in his lifetime and was also a generous philantrophist who donated millions of dollars to international medical missions. [1]
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Education
The son of Holocaust survivors[2], Zucker graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science (triple major) degree in mathematics, chemistry, and physics and went on to earn his M. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research S. in Electrical Engineering.
Business career
He was president and CEO of the InterTech Group. [3] In 2006, he acquired the Hudson's Bay Company of Canada, North America's oldest company, becoming its Governor (Company Chairman) and CEO.
He was President and CEO of the Polymer Group at the time it acquired the Montreal-based Dominion Textile Company in 1997; he resigned from Polymer Group in 2003. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec The Dominion Textile Inc or Domtex was a major Canadian Textile manufacturer that was founded in 1905 and closed in 1998 when its remains were purchased
Zucker was also a part-owner of the South Carolina Stingrays of the East Coast Hockey League. The South Carolina Stingrays are an ECHL team based in the city of North Charleston South Carolina, a suburb of Charleston. The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a Professional Ice hockey league based in Princeton New Jersey, with teams scattered
He ranked #354 on Forbes 400 Richest Americans and #746 on Forbes Billionaire List 2006. The Forbes 400 or 400 Richest People (first published in 1982) is a list published by Forbes Magazine of the Wealthiest 400 Americans Forbes had recently placed his wealth at $1. 2 billion USD [4]
Death
He died on Saturday, April 12, 2008 from cancer of the brain. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common A brain tumor is any intracranial Tumor created by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division, normally either in the Brain itself ( Neurons [5][6][1] Zucker was survived by hishis wife Anita, who became the first female governor of HBC in its 338 year history, and by his children Jonathan Zucker, Andrea Muzin, and Jeffrey Zucker. [7]
Ted Levin, president of the Emanu-el synagogue, said at Zucker's funeral:
- "Anybody who reached out to him for help never went away with an empty hand. . . . It's a loss not just for our community, or for Charleston, but it's a loss for the world. Charleston is a city in Charleston county in the US state of South Carolina. "[8]
References
- ^ http://www.wcnc.com/news/southcarolina/stories/wcnc-041408-mw-zucker.648d364e.html Cancer claims SC billionaire, philanthropist Jerry Zucker, South Carolina News
- ^ HBC future cloudy after owner Zucker dead at 58
- ^ History Society mourns passing of Jerry Zucker
- ^ Forbes ranking
- ^ Marina Strauss, Zucker's death puts HBC fate in question, The Globe and Mail, April 14, 2008, p. B4
- ^ Obituary
- ^ http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/industries/retail/article/hbc-announces-passing-jerry-zucker_559321_7.html
- ^ Cancer claims SC billionaire, philanthropist Jerry Zucker | Local News | News for Charlotte, North Carolina | WCNC.com | South Carolina News
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