When was Barry Sherman born?

Barry Sherman was born on 2 February 1942 in Toronto.

Where did Barry Sherman study?

Barry Sherman was educated at University of Toronto, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute.

Barry Sherman

Canadian businessperson

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Bernard Charles "Barry" Sherman, (February 25, 1942 – December 13, 2017) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist who was chairman and CEO of Apotex Inc. With an estimated net worth of US$3.2 billion at the time of his death, according to Forbes, Sherman was the 12th-wealthiest man in Canada. Another publication, Canadian Business, stated his fortune at CA$4.77 billion, ranking him the 15th richest man in Canada.

Quick facts

Born: 2 February 1942 wd
Place of birth: Toronto wd
Died: 15 December 2017 wd
Place of death: Toronto wd
Citizenship: Canada wd
Occupation: businessperson, philanthropist, chief executive officer wd
Education: University of Toronto, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute wd

Awards wd

Member of the Order of Canada

About

Sherman, a University of Toronto graduate with a doctorate in engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, got his start in the pharmaceutical business in the 1960s, when the estate of his uncle Louis Lloyd Winter let him run Empire Laboratories, the late uncle's drug company. This eventually led Sherman to form Apotex, where he earned a reputation among both competitors and government regulators for extreme combativeness, often including litigation. Sherman's four cousins, who were supposed to have received five-percent stakes in Empire, later sued Sherman unsuccessfully over his sale of the company.

In 1971, Sherman married his wife Honey, who would later rise to prominence in Canadian philanthropy, serving on the boards of several prominent charities. The two were found dead in their home in late 2017. Initially investigators from the Toronto Police Service considered the deaths a murder-suicide, which was later revised to homicide after further investigation and disputes from the media. In April 2019, the police said they had a "working theory" of the case and an "idea of what happened", and as of May 2022 the investigation was "active and ongoing"; no suspects or persons of interest have been named since the murder occurred.

Questions

When was Barry Sherman born?: Barry Sherman was born on 2 February 1942 in Toronto.
Where did Barry Sherman study?: Barry Sherman was educated at University of Toronto, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute.

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