William Brooks Hanna

Background

Hanna, William Brooks was born on February 22, 1936 in Montreal. Son of George Spencer and Phyllis Edith (Brooks) Hanna.

Education

Graduate, Upper Canada College, 1954; Bachelor of Arts Modern History, U. Toronto, 1958.

Career

Successively college sales manager, school sales manager, editor-in-chief, Collier-Macmillan-Canada, Ltd., 19S8-65; president, Pergamon of Canada, Ltd. also deputy Chairman of the Board, Pergamon of Canada, Ltd., Toronto, 1967-1968; executive vice president, director, Pergamon Press, Inc., 1966-1968; vice-president, director, Burns & MacEachern, Ltd. vice-president, director, Toronto, 1968-1970; president, director, GLC Publications, Toronto, 1970-1975; president, chief Executive officer, director, Holt Rinehart & Winston of Canada, Ltd., Toronto, 1975-1978; public joint, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund/Red Cross Committee for 1979 International Year of Child, 1978-1979; vice president, General Public Company Ltd., Toronto, 1979-1994; vice president, Stoddart Public Company Ltd., Toronto, 1984-1996.

Achievements

• William Brooks Hanna has been listed as a noteworthy Book publisher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman convocation Trinity College, U. Toronto, 1994-1996, trustee since 1996. Chairman export county Canada Book Publication Council, 1993-1995. Member Overseas Press Club American, Association Canada Publications (representative to 25th Congressof International Association Canada Publs., chairman copyright committee, Arbor award U.Toronto 1998), Faculty Club U. Toronto.

Connections

Children: Catherine Frances, Philip Spencer. Married Frances Ann Gerhardt, November 20, 1982.

Father:

George Spencer Hanna

Mother:

Phyllis Edith (Brooks) Hanna

Spouse:

Frances Ann Gerhardt

child:

Catherine Frances Hanna

child:

Philip Spencer Hanna