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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Holding company |
| Founder | Roy Thomson |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario ,Canada |
Key people | David Thomson (chairman) Jay Forbes (president and CEO)[1] |
| Owner | Thomson family |
| Subsidiaries | Thomson Reuters The Globe and Mail |
The Woodbridge Company Limited is a Canadian privateholding company based inToronto, Ontario. It is the primary investment vehicle for members of the family of the lateRoy Thomson.[2] David W. Binet was the president and chief executive officer of the company from 2012 to 2024.[3] Jay Forbes became the president and CEO in September 2024.[1]
Woodbridge is the principal and controlling shareholder (67.8%) ofThomson Reuters, a multinationalmedia conglomerate.[4] Thomson Reuters was formed in 2008, when theThomson Corporation acquiredReuters.[5]
In late 2010, Woodbridge sold its 40% interest inCTVglobemedia (a Canadian media company with ownership of theCTV Television Network) toBCE Inc. Woodbridge held an 85% interest inThe Globe and Mail newspaper before acquiring the remaining 15% owned by BCE in August 2015.[6]
Woodbridge is the primary investment vehicle for members of theThomson family of Canada.[2]David Thomson and his brother,Peter Thomson, became chairmen of Woodbridge in 2006 upon the death of their father,Kenneth Thomson.
In 2015,Canadian Business magazine reported that Sherry Brydson – child of Irma Thomson, one of Roy Thomson's two daughters – holds the largest stake in the family company.[7] It is estimated that she holds 23.47% of the company's shares.[7][8]
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