Prem Watsa

Prem Watsa

Founder at FAIRFAX INDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION

Net worth: 2 533 M $ as of 2024-03-30

74 year
Finance
Consumer Services
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Profile

Founder of Fairfax India Holdings Corp., Helios Fairfax Partners Corp. and Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd., Vivian Prem Watsa is an entrepreneur and businessperson who has been the head of 11 different companies and occupies the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., Chairman of Northbridge Financial Corp., Chairman at Fairfax India Holdings Corp. and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (Investment Portfolio) (which are all subsidiaries of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.) and President at 1109519 Ontario Ltd. and Vice President for Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd. which he founded. Vivian Prem Watsa is also President & Director at The Horatio Alger Association of Canada and on the board of 9 other companies. In his past career Mr. Watsa was Chairman & Vice President at Helios Fairfax Partners Corp., Vice President for Confederation Life Insurance Co., Vice President for G.W. Asset Management Ltd., Chairman for Zenith National Insurance Corp., Chairman of Odyssey Re Holdings Corp., Chairman for Crum & Forster Holdings Corp. and Chancellor at The University of Waterloo. Vivian Prem Watsa received an undergraduate degree from Indian Institute of Technology Madras and an MBA from Richard Ivey School of Business.

Known holdings in public companies

CompanyDateNumber of sharesValuationValuation date
2023-12-30 1,548,000 ( 100.00% ) 1 670 M $ 2024-03-30
2023-12-30 794,831 ( 3.59% ) 858 M $ 2024-03-30
2023-03-09 320,000 ( 0.30% ) 5 M $ 2024-03-30
2024-02-14 129,000 ( 0.02% ) 356 040 $ 2024-03-30

Prem Watsa active positions

CompaniesPositionStart
FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED Chief Executive Officer 1985-08-31
FAIRFAX INDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION Founder 2014-11-24
Founder 1984-09-30
Blacknorth Initiative Founder -
Director/Board Member -
Horatio Alger Association of US Director/Board Member -
Chief Executive Officer 1985-08-31
Director/Board Member -
The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Director/Board Member -
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Former positions of Prem Watsa

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Training of Prem Watsa

Indian Institute of Technology Madras Undergraduate Degree
Richard Ivey School of Business Masters Business Admin

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Connections

100 +

1st degree connections

29

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Linked companies

Listed companies4
FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

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ICICI BANK LIMITED

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BLACKBERRY LIMITED

Technology Services

HELIOS FAIRFAX PARTNERS CORPORATION

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Private companies22

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Miscellaneous

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Confederation Life Insurance Co.

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Transportation

The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans

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The Royal Ontario Museum Foundation

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Hospital for Sick Children Foundation

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OdysseyRe Foundation

G.W. Asset Management Ltd.

The Horatio Alger Association of Canada

Horatio Alger Association of US

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Commercial Services

Blacknorth Initiative

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