Stephen Smith

Stephen Smith

Founder at FIRST NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Net worth: 1 035 M $ as of 2024-03-30

71 year
Finance
Consumer Services
Commercial Services

Profile

Founder of First National Financial Corp. (Ontario), First National Financial Income Fund and First National Financial LP, Stephen J. R. Smith is an entrepreneur and businessperson who has been the head of 6 different companies and currently is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at First National Financial Corp. (Ontario), Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at First National Financial LP (a subsidiary of First National Financial Corp. (Ontario)), Chairman of Canada Guaranty Mortgage Insurance Co. and Chairman for Duo Bank of Canada. Mr. Smith is also Chairman at Historica Canada, Member of Professional Engineers Ontario and Member of Business Council of Canada and on the board of 5 other companies. In his past career he occupied the position of Assistant Director-Corporate Planning at Hawker Siddeley Canada, Inc., Chairman & President at First National Financial Income Fund and Research Analyst at Canadian Pacific Ltd. He received a graduate degree from London School of Economics & Political Science and an undergraduate degree from Queen's University.

Known holdings in public companies

CompanyDateNumber of sharesValuationValuation date
2024-01-29 22,409,355 ( 37.37% ) 623 M $ 2024-03-30
EQB INC
17.32%
2023-03-23 6,560,900 ( 17.32% ) 412 M $ 2024-03-30

Stephen Smith active positions

CompaniesPositionStart
FIRST NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION Founder 1988-03-30
E-L FINANCIAL CORPORATION LIMITED Director/Board Member 2018-05-09
Chairman 2010-03-31
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Chief Executive Officer 1988-02-29
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Training of Stephen Smith

Queen's University Undergraduate Degree
London School of Economics & Political Science Graduate Degree

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Connections

100 +

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Linked companies

Listed companies2
FIRST NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

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E-L FINANCIAL CORPORATION LIMITED

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Private companies18

Miscellaneous

Hawker Siddeley Canada, Inc.

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Canadian Pacific Ltd.

Producer Manufacturing

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Metrolinx

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