Emanuele (Lino) Saputo

Emanuele “Lino” Saputo, CM OQ is an Italian-Canadian billionaire businessman. He is the founder and chairman of the Canadian cheese manufacturer Saputo, Inc.

  • Emanuele (Lino) Saputo chaired his family’s eponymous dairy company from 1969 until his August 2017 retirement.
  • His son, Lino Jr., who has served as president and CEO since 2004, succeeded him as chairman.
  • The elder Saputo‘s father, Giuseppe, founded the business in 1954 with $500 and a bicycle for deliveries after immigrating to Canada from Sicily.
  • Lino grew the company in the following decades, taking it public in 1997; today its products are sold in more than 40 countries.
  • The family also has a stake in Major League Soccer’s Montreal Impact.

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