Art DeFehr explained

Art DeFehr
Birth Name:Arthur DeFehr
Birth Date:November 10, 1942
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Alma Mater:Harvard University, Goshen College, University of Manitoba
Occupation:Business and humanitarian interests
Known For:Business, international development initiatives, education initiatives
Spouse:Leona DeFehr
Children:Two

Arthur A. DeFehr (born November 10, 1942)[1] is a Canadian businessman with investments in real estate and Palliser Furniture.[2] He also was involved in initiating the Canadian Foodgrains Bank,[3] LCC International University, Canadian Mennonite University, International Development Enterprises, and immigration policy including the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program.

Early life

DeFehr was born in 1942 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in a Mennonite family. Both his parents were refugees from the Soviet Union who came to Canada in the 1920s.[4] He had a highly educated mother and a father who started a major furniture business.[5]

Education

Business career

DeFehr returned to Winnipeg and the family business following his 1967 graduation from Harvard.[8] . DeFehr became CEO[9] of the family enterprises in 1984 and purchased the part of the business that became Palliser Furniture[10] in 1996. Real estate represents his other major business interest.

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: International affairs his true calling. Winnipeg Free Press . August 18, 2014.
  2. Web site: Palliser furniture goes platinum. Winnipeg Free Press . August 22, 2014.
  3. Web site: Art DeFehr (Art DeFehr, CEO of Palliser Furniture and founding chair of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank) . July 31, 2014.
  4. Web site: Defying Trend, Canada Lures More Migrants . . November 12, 2010.
  5. Web site: Art DeFehr (Palliser CEO has touched lives around the world) . Furniture Today . April 2003 . April 1, 2013.
  6. Web site: University of Manitoba . August 3, 2014.
  7. Web site: Goshen College . 4 January 1965 . August 3, 2014.
  8. Web site: WE BUILD VALUE WITH VALUES . Palliser Furniture . August 4, 2014.
  9. Web site: Quintet set for biz hall (Inductees reflect diversity of Manitoba enterprise) . January 31, 2015.
  10. Web site: Palliser Furniture Upholstery . Palliser Furniture . August 4, 2014.
  11. Web site: Furniture Today . 2 February 2004 . July 20, 2014.
  12. Web site: Canada gives DeFehr highest honor . Furniture Today . 16 August 2011 . July 24, 2014.
  13. Web site: Honorary Diploma 2003 . Red River College . July 15, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407132921/http://www.rrc.mb.ca/files/File/distinction/DistinctionFall03.pdf . April 7, 2014 .
  14. Web site: Six notable Goshen College alumni are honored with awards during Homecoming Weekend . July 24, 2014.
  15. Web site: DeFehr honored as entrepreneur . Furniture Today . 3 December 2001 . July 24, 2014.
  16. Web site: 2009 Hall of Fame Announcements . Canadian Manufacturers . June 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140808050321/http://mb.cme-mec.ca/?action=show&lid=XE8MT-GCZX2-KAD9G&comaction=show&cid=CBPNT-7MX3W-ALLDS . August 8, 2014 . dead .
  17. Web site: Canadian Home Furnishings Alliance To Host Canadian Home Furnishings Awards . Furniture World . June 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140811173731/http://new.furninfo.com/Furniture%20World%20Archives/13238 . August 11, 2014 . dead .
  18. Web site: City of Hope salutes DeFehr, Capo family . Furniture Today . 27 October 2003 . May 15, 2014.

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