Cyberpresse.ca (translated)
They were three brothers from the seventh generation of a powerful dynasty …
No, this is not the beginning of a fantastic legend. Rather, the new chapter is being written in the sale of the Montreal Canadiens. Geoffrey, Andrew and Justin Molson are not well-known to the general public.
So who are they?
Geoffrey E. Molson, 38, freshly arrived on the board of Molson Coors (he was elected there are only two weeks) will not have time to make the headlines. He has already admitted he was less reserved than his father, Eric H. Molson, the very man who recently retired from the Chair of the Board of Molson Coors.
Geoffrey, who is Vice President of Marketing for Molson Canada since 2006, dreams of one day occupy that position comes from his father succumb to Peter Coors. But for now, its aspirations are elsewhere. He revived the speculation by confessing, in a statement that he and his brothers wanted to put the Canadiens in the hands of Molson for the third time.
Their grandfather Thomas, together with his brother Hartland, bought the Habs in 1957. Eric and their father was among the senior leaders of the Molson brewery when it acquired the team from the Bronfman brothers in 1978.
Today, Geoffrey is a board member of the Montreal Canadiens, including Molson Coors still holds 19.9% share.
A big fan of hockey, Molson Geoffrey was educated at the St. Lawrence University, in New York … among other reasons because it was a good hockey program. It is at St.Lawrence where he met his wife, originally from Boston. “The only condition included in our marriage contract is that she can no longer support the Bruins,” he previously told the magazine Les Affaires.
He holds an MBA from Babson College, Geoffrey Molson has worked for six years in various U.S. companies, including Coca-Cola, before joining the sales department of the company Molson in 1999. He then launched the U.S. subsidiary of Molson in Denver – before the merger with Coors – then he returned to Montreal three years ago. Since it closely follows the activities of the Habs, assistant each year to a score of matches his team favorite.
The bilingual nature of Montreal is not immune to Geoffrey Molson, whose children attend the French school. “I speak french to my children and I’m still in french in Montreal, he told the magazine Les Affaires. It has always been important to my family to be bilingual. “
They know Boivin
Andrew Molson for its headquarters as vice president on the board of Molson Coors. But he is also vice president of RES PUBLICA Consulting, the parent company of National, the public relations firm which he joined in 1997.
A man of 41 years has built an impressive resume school before entering the business world. He studied law at Laval University before joining the bar in 1994. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University and an MA in corporate governance and business ethics at the University of London.
In Montreal, Andrew Molson is very visible in community activities. He is engaged in the activities of the McCord Museum, Concordia University and the Fondation de l’Hôpital Sainte-Justine. The latter title he is to meet Pierre Boivin, the current president of the Canadien. While it is within the board of the club with his brother Geoffrey became acquainted with Mr. Boivin …
Little is known about the youngest of the family, Justin Molson. The latter is left out of the beer business of the family. He is a landscape architect in Vermont, where he lives with his family.