Curwin Friesen

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Curwin Friesen is a former President and Chief Executive Officer of Friesens Corporation, Canada's largest printer of hardcover books.

Background[edit]

Friesen was raised in Altona, Manitoba. He received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Waterloo in 1993. In 2007, he was named one of Waterloo's 50 Outstanding alumni of the past fifty years.[1]

Friesens Corporation[edit]

While under his direction, the company has received multiple awards, including the National Association for Printing Leadership's highest management award[2] and being listed as of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies by Deloitte and Touche.[3]

In 2004, he was listed as one of Canada's "Top 40 Under 40", a list of prominent businesspeople under forty years old, by The Globe and Mail and Caldwell Partners.[1][4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "UW 50th Anniversary Alumni Award Recipient". Archived from the original on 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  2. ^ "Management Plus Awards Winners 2004". Archived from the original on 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
  3. ^ "2007 Requalified members". Archived from the original on 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
  4. ^ "2004 Recipients". Archived from the original on 2008-04-03. Retrieved 2008-08-11.