Paul Sobey

Director/Board Member at EMPIRE COMPANY LIMITED

Net worth: 145 M $ as of 2026-03-30

69 year

53 connections

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Paul David Sobey is a businessperson who has been at the head of 5 different companies and currently is Director & Vice President at The Sobey Art Foundation. He is also on the board of Empire Co. Ltd. (former President, Chief Executive Officer & Director), Sobeys, Inc. and Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust. In the past Mr. Sobey was Chairman of Emera, Inc., Chairman for Wajax Corp. and Chairman of Wajax Income Fund (a subsidiary of Wajax Corp.), Chairman at Lawtons Drug Stores Ltd. and Member-Governors Board & Chancellor at Saint Mary's University. He received an undergraduate degree from Dalhousie University.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
EMPIRE CO LTD CLASS B 3.18%	2025-07-10	3,125,400 ( 3.18% )	112 M $	2026-03-30
EMPIRE CO LTD CLASS A 0.72%	2025-07-03	927,393 ( 0.72% )	33 M $	2026-03-30

Paul Sobey active positions

Companies	Position	Start
EMPIRE COMPANY LIMITED	Director/Board Member	1992-12-31
Sobeys, Inc. Sobeys, Inc. Food RetailRetail Trade Retails food and grocery items	Director/Board Member	1992-12-31

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Former positions of Paul Sobey

Companies	Position	End
CROMBIE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST	Director/Board Member	2024-05-08
EMERA INCORPORATED	Chairman	2008-04-29
Nova Scotia Power, Inc. Nova Scotia Power, Inc. Alternative Power GenerationUtilities Generates, transmits and distributes wind & solar power for residential, commercial and industrial customers	Director/Board Member	2006-12-31
Wajax Income Fund Wajax Income Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust	Chairman	2006-04-30
WAJAX CORPORATION	Chairman	-

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Private companies	12
Empire Co. Ltd. Empire Co. Ltd. Food RetailRetail Trade Engages in food retailing and corporate investment activities	Retail Trade
Emera, Inc. Emera, Inc. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Provides energy generation and transmission services	Utilities
The Bank of Nova Scotia The Bank of Nova Scotia Major BanksFinance Provides personal, commercial, corporate & investment banking, wealth management and capital markets services	Finance
Nova Scotia Power, Inc. Nova Scotia Power, Inc. Alternative Power GenerationUtilities Generates, transmits and distributes wind & solar power for residential, commercial and industrial customers	Utilities
Sobeys, Inc. Sobeys, Inc. Food RetailRetail Trade Retails food and grocery items	Retail Trade
Wajax Income Fund Wajax Income Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust	Miscellaneous
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
Saint Mary's University Saint Mary's University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Lawton's Drug Stores Ltd. Lawton's Drug Stores Ltd. Drugstore ChainsRetail Trade Owns and operates retail pharmaceutical drug stores	Retail Trade
Wajax Corp. Wajax Corp. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Distributes construction excavators and mining equipment	Distribution Services
The Sobey Art Foundation The Sobey Art Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Operates as an art foundation	Miscellaneous