Sherry Brydson, Canada’s Richest Woman
A longtime activist and entrepreneur, she owns the biggest single stake in the family fortune
Nov 20, 2014
The biggest single stake in Woodbridge—the holding company that contains the Thomson Family’s tremendous wealth—is owned by Sherry Brydson, the only child of Irma Thomson, one of Roy Thomsons’s two daughters. Her 23% share in the company, along with her other business interests, puts her net worth at an estimated $6.6 billion.Canada’s richest woman was a political science and economics student at the University of Toronto in the 1960s. While there, she wrote for the school newspaper, The Varsity, and participated in the 1970 Abortion Caravan, in which hundreds of women trekked from British Columbia to Ottawa’s Parliament Hill to protest the country’s strict abortion laws. (Brydson was one of 30 women who chained themselves to the seats in the House of Commons in dissent.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Thomson,_3rd_Baron_Thomson_of_Fleet
A longtime activist and entrepreneur, she owns the biggest single stake in the family fortune
Nov 20, 2014
The biggest single stake in Woodbridge—the holding company that contains the Thomson Family’s tremendous wealth—is owned by Sherry Brydson, the only child of Irma Thomson, one of Roy Thomsons’s two daughters. Her 23% share in the company, along with her other business interests, puts her net worth at an estimated $6.6 billion.Canada’s richest woman was a political science and economics student at the University of Toronto in the 1960s. While there, she wrote for the school newspaper, The Varsity, and participated in the 1970 Abortion Caravan, in which hundreds of women trekked from British Columbia to Ottawa’s Parliament Hill to protest the country’s strict abortion laws. (Brydson was one of 30 women who chained themselves to the seats in the House of Commons in dissent.)
When she left university, Brydson worked as a journalist in Australia and travelled to Thailand,
where she became enamoured with Thai culture. In 1979, she purchased a derelict Toronto
hotel and renovated it to open a women’s networking club. She later expanded the space to
include a Thai restaurant and a spa, called the Elmwood. Both of which still exist today.
where she became enamoured with Thai culture. In 1979, she purchased a derelict Toronto
hotel and renovated it to open a women’s networking club. She later expanded the space to
include a Thai restaurant and a spa, called the Elmwood. Both of which still exist today.
Brydson has also dabbled in real estate and oil and gas. One of her higher-profile portfolio
companies is Viking Air, which, in 2008, revived production of the Twin Otter airplane. The
following year, she contributed to the YWCA to build the Elm Centre, an affordable housing
complex for women in downtown Toronto. Through a spokesperson, Brydson declined an
interview request. She is a Thomson, after all.
following year, she contributed to the YWCA to build the Elm Centre, an affordable housing
complex for women in downtown Toronto. Through a spokesperson, Brydson declined an
interview request. She is a Thomson, after all.
More of the Thomson family:
Taylor Thomson
David Thomson’s younger sister lives in the United States and has tried her hand at acting. She
had a credit for voice work on the 1996 video game Privateer 2: The Darkening, alongside
Christopher Walken, Clive Owen and John Hurt.
had a credit for voice work on the 1996 video game Privateer 2: The Darkening, alongside
Christopher Walken, Clive Owen and John Hurt.
Peter Thomson
David’s younger brother sits with him on the Thomson Reuters board and serves as chairman
of Woodbridge. For fun, Peter races cars and is the lead driver on the Thomson Motorsport
rally car team. Like David and sister Taylor, he owns a 14% stake in Woodbridge, worth an
estimated $3.89 billion.
of Woodbridge. For fun, Peter races cars and is the lead driver on the Thomson Motorsport
rally car team. Like David and sister Taylor, he owns a 14% stake in Woodbridge, worth an
estimated $3.89 billion.
Linda Campbell, Gaye Farncombe, and Susan Grange
These cousins each own an 11% stake in Woodbridge, which amounts to $3 billion each. They
keep a low profile, but have emerged publicly for philanthropic activities. In 2011, they gave $30
million to establish the Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute at Toronto’s Centre
for Addiction and Mental Health. Susan and her husband, John, also operate a 500-acre horse
farm in Caledon, Ont. (named Lothlorien, after a forested Elven realm in The Lord of the Rings),
and a smaller facility in Florida.
David Kenneth Roy Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet (born 12 June 1957) is a
Canadian hereditary peer and media magnate. Upon the death of his father in 2006,
Thomson became the chairman of Thomson Corporation and also inherited his father's
British title, Baron Thomson of Fleet. After the acquisition of Reuters in 2008, Thomson
became the chairman of the merged entity, Thomson Reuters. As of March 2017, Thomson
is listed as one of the wealthiest people in the world, with an estimated net worth of $27.2
billion.
keep a low profile, but have emerged publicly for philanthropic activities. In 2011, they gave $30
million to establish the Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute at Toronto’s Centre
for Addiction and Mental Health. Susan and her husband, John, also operate a 500-acre horse
farm in Caledon, Ont. (named Lothlorien, after a forested Elven realm in The Lord of the Rings),
and a smaller facility in Florida.
David Kenneth Roy Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet (born 12 June 1957) is a
Canadian hereditary peer and media magnate. Upon the death of his father in 2006,
Thomson became the chairman of Thomson Corporation and also inherited his father's
British title, Baron Thomson of Fleet. After the acquisition of Reuters in 2008, Thomson
became the chairman of the merged entity, Thomson Reuters. As of March 2017, Thomson
is listed as one of the wealthiest people in the world, with an estimated net worth of $27.2
billion.
Source:
http://www.canadianbusiness.com/lists-and-rankings/richest-people/sherry-brydson-richest-woman-in-canada-thomson-family/
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