Background
Bronfman, Charles Rosner was born on June 27, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Samuel and Saidye (Rosner) Bronfman.
philanthropist distillery executive
Bronfman, Charles Rosner was born on June 27, 1931 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Samuel and Saidye (Rosner) Bronfman.
Student, McGill University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Hebrew University Jerusalem, 1990. Doctor of Laws (honorary), McGill University, 1990.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Concordia University, 1992. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Waterloo, 1995. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Toronto, 2000.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Brandeis University, 1992.
With, Seagram Limited company, since 1951;
vice-president, director, Seagram Limited company, 1958-1971;
executive vice president, Seagram Limited company, 1971-1975;
president, Seagram Limited company, 1975-1979;
department chairman, Seagram Limited company, 1979-1986;
chairman of the executive committee, Seagram Limited company, since 1975;
co-chairman, Seagram Limited company, since 1986. Owner Montreal Expos, 1968-1990. Chairman of the Board Claridge-Israel Inc., CRB Foundation.
Board directors Power Corporation Canada.
Past president Allied Jewish Community Services, Montreal. Life board governors Jewish General Hospital. Board directors Canada Council Christians and Jews.
Honorary chairman Canada-Israel Securities Ltd. (State of Israel Bonds Canada). Co-founder & chairman Andrea & Charles Bronfman Philanthropies, Inc., since 1986.
Co-founder & vice-chairman Birthright Israel, since 2000. Co-founder Charles Bronfman Prize, since 2002. Member Montefiore (Montreal) Club, Mount Royal (Montreal) Club, Saint-Denis (Montreal) Club, Elm Ridge Golf and Country (Montreal) Club, Palm Beach Country Club.
Married Andrea Morrison (deceased January 23, 2006), 1982. Children: Stephen Rosner, Ellen Jane.