Kent Sobey

Director/Board Member at EMPIRE COMPANY LIMITED

Net worth: 127 M $ as of 2026-04-29

49 year

37 connections

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Retail Trade

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Kent Richard Sobey is the founder of Farmhouse Productions Ltd., founded in 2002, serving as President since 2012.
Current jobs include Director at Blue Ant Media, Inc., Independent Director at Blue Ant Media Corp.
starting in 2025, Director at Empire Co. Ltd., and Trustee at The Sobey Foundation.
Former jobs include Director at Hollywood Suite, Inc. from 2010 to 2025, Director at North York Harvest Food Bank, and Independent Trustee at Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust from 2008 to 2019.
Education includes undergraduate studies at Dalhousie University and Vancouver Film School.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
EMPIRE CO LTD CLASS B 3.09%	2025-09-10	3,034,539 ( 3.09% )	104 M $	2026-04-29
EMPIRE CO LTD CLASS A 0.43%	2025-12-30	548,742 ( 0.43% )	19 M $	2026-04-29
3.06%	2026-02-28	848,403 ( 3.06% )	4 M $	2026-04-29

Kent Sobey active positions

Companies	Position	Start
EMPIRE COMPANY LIMITED	Director/Board Member	-
Farmhouse Productions Ltd. Farmhouse Productions Ltd. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Operates as film, television and digital media production company	Founder	2001-12-31
Blue Ant Media, Inc. Blue Ant Media, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Operates as a media company that provides content creation, rights management, distribution, streaming, linear broadcasting, consumer shows and connected TV ad sales	Director/Board Member	-
The Sobey Foundation	Director/Board Member	-

All active positions of Kent Sobey

Former positions of Kent Sobey

Companies	Position	End
Hollywood Suite, Inc. Hollywood Suite, Inc. BroadcastingConsumer Services Owns and operates movie channels	Director/Board Member	2024-12-31
CROMBIE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST	Director/Board Member	2019-05-08
North York Harvest Food Bank North York Harvest Food Bank Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services Provides food assistance to neighborhood food banks, community kitchens, prenatal programs, shelters and drop-in meal programs	Director/Board Member	-

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Private companies	9
Empire Co. Ltd. Empire Co. Ltd. Food RetailRetail Trade Engages in food retailing and corporate investment activities	Retail Trade
Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust Real Estate Investment TrustsFinance Operates as a Real Estate Investment Trust/REIT	Finance
Dalhousie University Dalhousie University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Vancouver Film School Vancouver Film School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
The Sobey Foundation
Farmhouse Productions Ltd. Farmhouse Productions Ltd. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Operates as film, television and digital media production company	Consumer Services
Blue Ant Media, Inc. Blue Ant Media, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Operates as a media company that provides content creation, rights management, distribution, streaming, linear broadcasting, consumer shows and connected TV ad sales	Consumer Services
Hollywood Suite, Inc. Hollywood Suite, Inc. BroadcastingConsumer Services Owns and operates movie channels	Consumer Services
North York Harvest Food Bank North York Harvest Food Bank Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services Provides food assistance to neighborhood food banks, community kitchens, prenatal programs, shelters and drop-in meal programs	Health Services