Tony Gagliano
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Tony Gagliano LL.D. (born June 13, 1958 in Toronto
, Ontario
) is a Canadian-Italian businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the Executive Chairman and CEO of St. Joseph Communications
, Canada's largest private communications company. St. Joseph is the publisher of many of Canada's magazines including Toronto Life and Fashion. Gagliano is President of the Art Gallery of Ontario
and is Co-Founder and Chair of Toronto's Festival of Creativity & Arts, Luminato
. In 2009 he was appointed onto the board of the 2015 Toronto PAN American Games.
and Giussepina Gagliano in 1958. He has four brothers and five sisters. Gaetano started a small print shop in his basement and encouraged his children to come work for him to help grow the business.
Gagliano has a Bachelor of Business Management
from Ryerson University
.
He is married with three children and currently resides in Toronto.
in 1987 and, shortly thereafter, at 29 years of age, was named President. After several years with the organization, he became Chief Executive Officer
in 1995. Mr. Gagliano presently serves as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of St. Joseph Communications. Under Mr. Gagliano's leadership, St. Joseph Communications, founded by his parents in the basement of their home shortly after emigrating from Italy, has evolved from a small family business with a handful of associates to a national, fully integrated communications/media corporation with more than 2,100 associates from coast to coast.
for several years, in 2009 Tony Gagliano was appointed President
of the board as the successor to Charles Baillie
.
Tony Gagliano also led a huge initiative for the AGO which is Galleria Italia. A $13 million plan to create a beautiful space at the Art Gallery during its renovation by Canadian born architect Frank Gehry
. The special aspect of this was that it was a gift from all Italian families to the city of Toronto
and to Canada which has been such a great home for all Italians.
In 2009, along with the support and funding of the Canadian Federal Government
, Gagliano and Pecaut announced the "Canadian Prize". A new Canada Prize for the Arts and Creativity could be in place by 2010, with large cash prizes for emerging artists in dance, music, theatre and visual arts. The federal budget allocated $25 million toward an endowment to support the awards, which would be open to artists around the world.
Gagliano sits on the board at the Royal Conservatory of Music
and Next Pathway Inc.
with David Pecaut, Toronto’s Annual Festival of Arts & Creativity which opened to great success in 2007. For the years leading up to its first festival year, Gagliano and Pecaut thought of the idea to create what would be Canada's greatest arts and creativity festival. 2008, 2009 and 2010 proved to be fantastic years for Luminato under the guidance of its CEO Janice Price. Events included performances from The Guess Who
's Randy Bachman
, Rufus Wainwright
, Bruce Cockburn
, John Malkovich
, art installations, theater productions, operas, and many more events. Millions of people have attended the festival in its first four years.
.
On June 18, 2010 he received an honourary Doctor of Laws degree from Ryerson University
.
Gagliano is a member of the Young Presidents' Organization
as well as a Board member of the St. Michael's Hospital Board and the St. Michael's Hospital Foundation Board. In addition, he is a cabinet member of Ryerson University
in Toronto and an honorary board member of Scouts Canada
.
His personal contributions center on education and the environment, supporting "Partners in Growth" with Scouts Canada, which since its inception has planted over 1,750,000 trees across Canada. St. Joseph was also the first Corporation in Canada to receive the prestigious Financial Post
award for environmental excellence.
Tony played an important role in initiating the St. Joseph Foundation, which today provides consistent long-term direction to the charitable activities of St. Joseph Communications and allocates funds to the relief of poverty and the advancement of education.
In October 2003, Tony Gagliano received the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for "Business to Business, Products and Services" for the Province of Ontario
.
In 2008, Gagliano was recognized by the Jewish-Toronto community as the recipient of the Words and Deeds Leadership Award, past recipients include Ted Rogers and the Gordon Nixon.
Tony Gagliano was also awarded with Canadian of the year along with David Pecaut in 2008 by the Canadian Club
for his efforts on Luminato.
He was named one of Canada’s Top 40 under 40 in 1995, Ernst and Young’s Ontario Entrepreneur of the Year for “Business to Business, Products and Services” in 2003, and he received an Alumni Achievement Award from Ryerson University in 2007.
Toronto
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, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
) is a Canadian-Italian businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the Executive Chairman and CEO of St. Joseph Communications
St. Joseph Communications
St. Joseph Communications is a Canadian communications company based out of Toronto.-History:St. Joseph Communications was founded in 1956 by Gaetano Gagliano as a printing house. Gaetano Gagliano and his growing family emigrated from Italy shortly after the war. Upon their arrival to Canada,...
, Canada's largest private communications company. St. Joseph is the publisher of many of Canada's magazines including Toronto Life and Fashion. Gagliano is President of the Art Gallery of Ontario
Art Gallery of Ontario
Under the direction of its CEO Matthew Teitelbaum, the AGO embarked on a $254 million redevelopment plan by architect Frank Gehry in 2004, called Transformation AGO. The new addition would require demolition of the 1992 Post-Modernist wing by Barton Myers and Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg...
and is Co-Founder and Chair of Toronto's Festival of Creativity & Arts, Luminato
Luminato
Luminato - Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity, is a publicly-attended, multi-disciplinary arts festival held annually for 10 days each June in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
. In 2009 he was appointed onto the board of the 2015 Toronto PAN American Games.
Background
Tony Gagliano was born to Gaetano GaglianoGaetano Gagliano (businessman)
Gaetano Gagliano, CM is a Canadian entrepreneur, who founded St. Joseph Communications and Salt + Light Television. Born in Cattolica Eraclea, Sicily, he immigrated to Canada in the 1950s and worked for CP Rail before launching St. Joseph Communications in 1956.Gaetano moved from Italy with his...
and Giussepina Gagliano in 1958. He has four brothers and five sisters. Gaetano started a small print shop in his basement and encouraged his children to come work for him to help grow the business.
Gagliano has a Bachelor of Business Management
Bachelor of Business Management
Bachelor of Business Management , sometimes known as a Bachelor of Management Studies, is an undergraduate program of four years. One who completes BBM from a university can challenge MBA graduates. It is an undergraduate course similar to MBA which is graduate course...
from Ryerson University
Ryerson University
Ryerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden...
.
He is married with three children and currently resides in Toronto.
Business
In 1979, he began his rise in the print industry with his first of many positions with St. Joseph Communications. He became General ManagerGeneral manager
General manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. It is also a formal title held by some business executives, most commonly in the hospitality industry.-Generic usage:...
in 1987 and, shortly thereafter, at 29 years of age, was named President. After several years with the organization, he became Chief Executive Officer
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
in 1995. Mr. Gagliano presently serves as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of St. Joseph Communications. Under Mr. Gagliano's leadership, St. Joseph Communications, founded by his parents in the basement of their home shortly after emigrating from Italy, has evolved from a small family business with a handful of associates to a national, fully integrated communications/media corporation with more than 2,100 associates from coast to coast.
Arts
After serving on the Board of the Art Gallery of OntarioArt Gallery of Ontario
Under the direction of its CEO Matthew Teitelbaum, the AGO embarked on a $254 million redevelopment plan by architect Frank Gehry in 2004, called Transformation AGO. The new addition would require demolition of the 1992 Post-Modernist wing by Barton Myers and Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg...
for several years, in 2009 Tony Gagliano was appointed President
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of the board as the successor to Charles Baillie
Charles Baillie
Charles Baillie may refer to:*Charles Baillie * Charles Baillie, Lord Jerviswoode , Scottish politician and judge* A...
.
Tony Gagliano also led a huge initiative for the AGO which is Galleria Italia. A $13 million plan to create a beautiful space at the Art Gallery during its renovation by Canadian born architect Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry
Frank Owen Gehry, is a Canadian American Pritzker Prize-winning architect based in Los Angeles, California.His buildings, including his private residence, have become tourist attractions...
. The special aspect of this was that it was a gift from all Italian families to the city of Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
and to Canada which has been such a great home for all Italians.
In 2009, along with the support and funding of the Canadian Federal Government
Federal government
The federal government is the common government of a federation. The structure of federal governments varies from institution to institution. Based on a broad definition of a basic federal political system, there are two or more levels of government that exist within an established territory and...
, Gagliano and Pecaut announced the "Canadian Prize". A new Canada Prize for the Arts and Creativity could be in place by 2010, with large cash prizes for emerging artists in dance, music, theatre and visual arts. The federal budget allocated $25 million toward an endowment to support the awards, which would be open to artists around the world.
Gagliano sits on the board at the Royal Conservatory of Music
Royal Conservatory of Music
The Royal Conservatory of Music is a music school and performance venue in Toronto, Canada. Other uses of the term include:*The Madrid Royal Conservatory, Spain*The Royal Academy of Music, London, United Kingdom...
and Next Pathway Inc.
Luminato
Gagliano is co-founder and co-chair of LuminatoLuminato
Luminato - Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity, is a publicly-attended, multi-disciplinary arts festival held annually for 10 days each June in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
with David Pecaut, Toronto’s Annual Festival of Arts & Creativity which opened to great success in 2007. For the years leading up to its first festival year, Gagliano and Pecaut thought of the idea to create what would be Canada's greatest arts and creativity festival. 2008, 2009 and 2010 proved to be fantastic years for Luminato under the guidance of its CEO Janice Price. Events included performances from The Guess Who
The Guess Who
The Guess Who are a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Initially gaining recognition in Canada, they also found international success from the late 1960s through the mid-1970s with numerous hit singles, including "American Woman", "These Eyes" and "Share the Land"...
's Randy Bachman
Randy Bachman
Randolph Charles "Randy" Bachman, OC, OM is a Canadian musician best known as lead guitarist, songwriter and a founding member for both the 1960s–70s rock band The Guess Who, and the 1970s rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive...
, Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter. He has recorded six albums of original music, EPs, and tracks on compilations and film soundtracks.-Early years:...
, Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Douglas Cockburn OC is a Canadian folk/rock guitarist and singer-songwriter. His most recent album was released in March 2011. He has written songs in styles ranging from folk to jazz-influenced rock to rock and roll.-Biography:...
, John Malkovich
John Malkovich
John Gavin Malkovich is an American actor, producer, director and fashion designer with his label Technobohemian. Over the last 25 years of his career, Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 motion pictures. For his roles in Places in the Heart and In the Line of Fire, he received Academy Award...
, art installations, theater productions, operas, and many more events. Millions of people have attended the festival in its first four years.
Honours
Tony Gagliano is the president of the Art Gallery of OntarioArt Gallery of Ontario
Under the direction of its CEO Matthew Teitelbaum, the AGO embarked on a $254 million redevelopment plan by architect Frank Gehry in 2004, called Transformation AGO. The new addition would require demolition of the 1992 Post-Modernist wing by Barton Myers and Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg...
.
On June 18, 2010 he received an honourary Doctor of Laws degree from Ryerson University
Ryerson University
Ryerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden...
.
Gagliano is a member of the Young Presidents' Organization
Young Presidents' Organization
The Young Presidents’ Organization is a global network of young chief executives. With approximately 18,000 members in more than 100 countries, YPO and its graduate organization, WPO share a founding mission: Better Leaders Through Education and Idea Exchange....
as well as a Board member of the St. Michael's Hospital Board and the St. Michael's Hospital Foundation Board. In addition, he is a cabinet member of Ryerson University
Ryerson University
Ryerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden...
in Toronto and an honorary board member of Scouts Canada
Scouts Canada
Scouts Canada is a Canadian Scouting association that, in affiliation with the French-language Association des Scouts du Canada, is a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement...
.
His personal contributions center on education and the environment, supporting "Partners in Growth" with Scouts Canada, which since its inception has planted over 1,750,000 trees across Canada. St. Joseph was also the first Corporation in Canada to receive the prestigious Financial Post
Financial Post
The Financial Post was an English Canadian business newspaper, which published from 1907 to 1998. In 1998, the publication was folded into the new National Post, although the name Financial Post has been retained as the banner for that paper's business section and also lives on in the Post’s...
award for environmental excellence.
Tony played an important role in initiating the St. Joseph Foundation, which today provides consistent long-term direction to the charitable activities of St. Joseph Communications and allocates funds to the relief of poverty and the advancement of education.
In October 2003, Tony Gagliano received the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for "Business to Business, Products and Services" for the Province of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
.
In 2008, Gagliano was recognized by the Jewish-Toronto community as the recipient of the Words and Deeds Leadership Award, past recipients include Ted Rogers and the Gordon Nixon.
Tony Gagliano was also awarded with Canadian of the year along with David Pecaut in 2008 by the Canadian Club
Canadian Club
Canadian Club is a brand of whisky from Canada. Popularly known as C.C., Canadian Club began production in 1858. It was established by Hiram Walker, and was known as Walker’s Club Whiskey. The brand is now produced by Beam Inc..-History:...
for his efforts on Luminato.
He was named one of Canada’s Top 40 under 40 in 1995, Ernst and Young’s Ontario Entrepreneur of the Year for “Business to Business, Products and Services” in 2003, and he received an Alumni Achievement Award from Ryerson University in 2007.