Alumna named to Canadian Business Hall of Fame's class of 2016

By Jameson Berkow

Five more Canadian industry leaders are being inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame, including father and daughter, Frank Hasenfratz and Linda Hasenfratz, BSc'89, EMBA'97, CEO of Linamar Corporation.

Continuing an annual tradition going back to 1979, so-called “companions” are nominated by their peers and chosen by an independent selection committee representing Canada’s business, academic and media institutions. Timothy Eaton, C.D. Howe, Heather Reisman, Conrad Black and Edwin Mirvish are among the more than 180 executives to have received the honour over the past three decades, with virtually all of them being male.

The latest inductees will be formally added to the list at a gala dinner and ceremony scheduled for May 12^th 2016 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Having worked for the company her father founded since 1990, Linda Hasenfratz was first appointed Linamar’s president in 1999 and became CEO in 2002. Since assuming a senior executive role, Linamar’s sales have grown from $800-million to more than $3.2-billion. In 2013, she pledged to nearly triple sales to $10-billion and reach profit of $1-billion in 2020.

More information on Linda Hasenfratz.