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Becoming a Somebody

The Biography of Ignat Kaneff

Published September 2019

Description

The fascinating life story of Ignat Kaneff, one of Canada’s leading builders.

When Ignat Kaneff arrived in Canada in 1951, he had five dollars to his name, spoke no English, and had very little education. Yet, this was the beginning of one of Canada’s great immigrant success stories. Having left his native Bulgaria at just fourteen, Kaneff’s journey to Canada was long. It even included a decade spent in wartime Germany, working as a market gardener, before his journey led him to Canada.

Kaneff began working in Toronto’s construction industry, where he showed tremendous drive, quickly founding a company and breaking ground on his first subdivision in the early 1950s. He continued on a trajectory toward success, and by the 1970s was ranked among Canada’s top businessmen. Considered a pioneering citizen of the City of Mississauga, in 2017 he was inducted as a Member of the Order of Canada. Becoming a Somebody recounts his stunning rise to prominence.

Contributors

Steven Nyczyk

Steven Nyczyk has been writing professionally for nearly twenty years. He has written for the Toronto Sun and crafted teleplays for various Canadian television programs. Steven lives in Toronto.

Anna-Maria Kaneff

Anna-Maria Kaneff is the executive vice president of the Kaneff Group of Companies. She is a past ROM Governor, former director of the Credit Valley Hospital Foundation, and a founding director of the Grassroots Reconciliation Group, a Ugandannon-profit. Anna-Maria lives in Mississauga with her husband and two children.

Kristina Maria Kaneff

Kristina Maria Kaneff is vice president and general counsel of the Kaneff Group of Companies. She is president of the Ignat Kaneff CharitableFoundation, Circle Leader for Peacebuilders International, and a director of NATO Association of Canada. Kristina Maria lives in Mississauga.

Didi Kaneff

Didi Kaneff is the president of the Kaneff Group of Companies. She is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for outstanding community service. Didi is married to Ignat Kaneff and lives in Mississauga, Ontario.

Book Details

Hardcover
September 2019
6x9 in
392 pp
9781459743786
ePub
September 2019
-
392 pp
9781459743793
ePub
September 2019
-
392 pp
9781459743809