Robert Sobey

Robert Sobey

Director/Board Member at EMPIRE COMPANY LIMITED

Net worth: 19 M $ as of 2026-04-29

59 year
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Robert G.
C.
Sobey
currently works at The Sobey Art Foundation, as Chairman, Venture For Canada, as Chairman, Tate Canada Foundation, as Co-Chairman, Empire Co. Ltd., as Independent Director from 1998, Sobeys, Inc., as Independent Director from 1998, Stanfield's Ltd., as Director, Institute of Corporate Directors, as Director, World Wildlife Fund (Canada), as Director-Atlantic Council, SeaFort Capital, Inc., as Director, and Tate Americas Foundation, as Director.
Mr. Sobey also formerly worked at Lawton's Drug Stores Ltd., as President & Chief Executive Officer from 2006 to 2014, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, as Chairman, Nova Scotia Community College, as Chairman, WildBrain Ltd., as Independent Non-Executive Director from 2010 to 2018, Olive Resource Capital, Inc., as Independent Director from 2014 to 2019, Queen's University, as Trustee, Dalhousie University, as Member-Governors Board, and Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, as Member-Governors Board.
Mr. Sobey received his undergraduate degree from Queen's University and Masters Business Admin degree from Babson College.

Known holdings in public companies

CompanyDateNumber of sharesValuationValuation date
2025-12-30 559,064 ( 0.44% ) 19 M $ 2026-04-29

Robert Sobey active positions

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EMPIRE COMPANY LIMITED Director/Board Member 1997-12-31
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