Daryl Katz

Daryl Allan Katz is a Canadian businessman, investor, and philanthropist. With an estimated net worth of US 4.14 billion , Katz was ranked by Forbes as the 12th wealthiest Canadian and 534th in the world. The Edmontonbased Katz is founder and chairman of the Katz Group of Companies, one of Canadas largest privately owned enterprises, with operations in the pharmacy, sports amp entertainment, and real estate development sectors. Katz Group owns the Edmonton Oilers, and is leading the development of Rogers Place arena and the Ice District. Katz is a former lawyer, and resides in Edmonton.

Daryl Katz was born in 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta. His father was a pharmacist who founded Value Drug Mart in Edmonton in the 1970s. Daryl Katz attended the Jewish day school, Talmud Torah School during his elementary years and then graduated from Jasper Place High School. He then attended the University of Alberta, graduating with an arts degree in 1982 and with a law degree in 1985.

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