About Ian Greenberg
Ian Greenberg (15 June 1942 – 10 January 2022) was a Canadian businessman and media pioneer. He was the co-founder of Astral Media Inc. and served as its president and chief executive officer from 1996 until 2013. == Early life == Greenberg was born in Montreal on 15 June 1942. He was one of ten children of Annie and Abraham Greenberg, who worked as a municipal bailiff. Greenberg grew up in a humble household, and his mother died in 1961 when he was nineteen. He graduated from Harvard Business School's six-week Advanced Management program. == Career == In 1961, Greenberg, along with his brothers Harold, Sidney and Harvey, co-founded what would eventually become Astral Media Inc. They took out a C$15,000 loan from the future father-in-law of Sidney and named their business Angreen Photo Inc., in honour of their late mother. It was initially focused on photographic processing – drawing on the previous work experience of two of his older brothers – and was based inside Miracle Mart department stores.
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