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Peter H. Thomas (born September 14, 1938) is a Canadian entrepreneur, investor, author, public speaker, and philanthropist.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://values-based-leadership.institute.royalroads.ca/our-story )〕 Thomas was the founding partner and chairman of Century 21 Real Estate Canada Ltd and Samoth Capital Corporation (now known as Sterling Centrecorp Inc.). He is currently the founder and Chairman of Thomas Pride International and its affiliates, including Thomas Franchise Solutions as well as LifePilot.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://thomasfranchisesolutions.com/ )〕 == Career == Before becoming an entrepreneur, Thomas served with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps for seven years, from 1954 to 1961. The first two years were with the RCASE Apprentice Training Company and the last five years with the HQ of the First Canadian Infantry Brigade at Camp Borden, Ontario. He served one year at Camp Rafah, Egypt at the Suez Canal as a member of the (Royal Canadian Dragoons Reconnaissance Squadron ). Thomas founded Century 21 Real Estate Canada Ltd in 1976.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.century21.ca/About_Us/About_CENTURY_21_Canada )〕 Thomas served as Chairman until he sold his rights in 1987, when the company had $9 billion in annual sales and employed over 8000 sales representatives with over 400 franchises, making it the largest real estate network in the country at that time. In 1984, Thomas founded Samoth Capital Corporation (SCC), a North American real estate financial services company now known as Sterling Centrecorp Inc. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for the publicly traded Toronto Stock Exchange Company from 1984 to 2001. In 2000, Thomas moved to Scottsdale, Arizona and led the development of the Four Seasons Resort and Hotel, a project which was facilitated through Thomas Pride International. Thomas Pride International, a parent company of many affiliates, is a private investment and financing firm.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Thomas Pride International )〕 In 2011, Thomas founded and is Chairman of Thomas Franchise Solutions (TFS), a private equity firm that specializes by investing in and developing businesses in North America that have franchising as their core expansion strategy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Thomas Franchise Solutions )〕 TFS made its first portfolio investment into Dogtopia, a dog daycare, boarding and grooming franchise in the fall of 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Dogtopia )〕 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「Peter H. Thomas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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