David Kenneth Roy Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet (born 12 June 1957) is a Canadian businessman. He is the son of the late Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet and his siblings are actress Taylor Thomson and Peter Thomson. David Thomson was the chairman of Thomson Corporation since 2002 and after acquisition of Reuters, he is now chairman of merged entity, Thomson Reuters. He currently lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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David Kenneth Roy Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet (born 12 June 1957) is a Canadian businessman. He is the son of the late Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet and his siblings are actress Taylor Thomson and Peter Thomson. David Thomson was the chairman of Thomson Corporation since 2002 and after acquisition of Reuters, he is now chairman of merged entity, Thomson Reuters. He currently lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Thomson attended Upper Canada College and received a BA (subsequently upgraded to an MA) in history from Selwyn College in the University of Cambridge in 1978.
With an estimated net worth of just under $19 billion Cdn as of 2008, Thomson and his family are the richest in Canada and 31st richest in the world according to Forbes Magazine down from 10th in 2007.
Thomson has worked a number of positions in companies controlled by his family. He was manager of The Bay store at Cloverdale Mall in Etobicoke, and President of Zellers. He founded a real estate firm...
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