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William H. "Bill" Loewen is an entrepreneur, philanthropist and political activist in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Loewen was raised in Elkhorn, Manitoba, and later moved to Winnipeg.〔Murray McNeill, "Arts are serious business for generous executives", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 19 May 1998, Pb9.〕 His wife Shirley Loewen is a prominent figure in the Winnipeg arts community. His nephew John Loewen is a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. He was named to the Order of Canada in 1999.〔Glen MacKenzie, "Winkler physician becomes order's senior member", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 13 January 1999, A8.〕 In 2008 he was inducted into the Winnipeg Citizens Hall of Fame - Winnipeg Free Press 17 September 2008. ==Businessman== Loewen is a chartered accountant. He launched the payroll cheque company Comcheq Services in 1968 on an investment of $15,000, and turned the company into a national success.〔Roger Newman, "Comcheq Opens New Head Office", ''Manitoba Business'', Volume 7 No. 8 Section 1, p. 27.〕 Comcheq's revenue was $24 million in 1990, and it had 453 workers.〔Don Bain, "The Sensational Six", ''Manitoba Business'', 1 January 1990, p. 22.〕 Loewen was named Manitoba Executive of the Year in May 1990.〔Don Bain, "Executive of the Year", ''Manitoba Business'', 1 April 1990, p. 6.〕 He sold the company to the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in 1992,〔"CIBC set to acquire Comcheq division", ''Globe and Mail'', 15 October 1992, B6.〕 and expressed disappointment when the CIBC sold it to an American firm in 1998.〔"Comcheq no more, but jobs stay here", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 18 March 1998, B3.〕 He retained control of a division called TelPay, and used this entity to secure a customer's electronic bill-paying contracts with many financial institutions including National Bank of Canada in 1999.〔Martin Cash, "Comcheq founder's", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 30 January 1999, B12.〕 Telpay Inc. was named "innovator of the year" by the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce in 2004,〔Geoff Kirbyson, "TelPay Inc. named innovator of the year", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', C11.〕 and received the Distinguished Treasury Award from the Treasury Management Association of Canada (TMAC) the following year.〔"TelPay Incorporated", ''CCNMatthews'', 25 October 2005, 04:11.〕 He spoke against bank mergers in 1998, arguing that Canadian banks were already too large and powerful.〔"Businessmen differ on value of bank mergers", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 23 October 1998, B8.〕 Winnipeg Mayor Susan Thompson appointed Loewen to head the Winnipeg Millennium Committee in 1997. In this capacity, he was responsible for planning events for the city's millennium festivities.〔Manfred Jager, "Loewen heads millennium group", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 17 September 1998, A4.〕 In November 2007 he was appointed to the Canadian Payments Association Bill Payment Task Force, a committee set up to respond to complaints that bill payment processing in Canada is too slow. On November 9, 2010 he was presented with the "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Manitoba, "Winnipeg Free Press" 9 November 2010. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill Loewen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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