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Frank J. Hasenfratz Founder, Linamar Corporation Guelph, Ontario You must have Windows Media 9 or above to see the video above. Click here to download the free player. |
Born in Hungary in 1935, Frank Hasenfratz attended trade and engineering technical schools, while working as a toolmaker and machinist. He immigrated to Canada in 1957 and was a supervisor at Sinterings Ltd. In 1966 Mr. Hasenfratz founded Linamar Corporation which is located in Guelph, Ontario. Linamar is a global manufacturer and supplier of leading edge solutions to the automotive and industrial markets. Linamar operates 36 plants around the world, has over 10,000 employees and generated sales close to $2.3 billion in 2006. Linamar is the only company in the world currently producing every machined component in the vehicle for the automotive industry. Mr. Hasenfratz, chairman of the company, focuses on cost reduction programs, productivity improvements and strategic decisions within the company while his daughter, Linda Hasenfratz is the Chief Executive Officer.
Frank Hasenfratz received both the Ontario and Canadian 1994 Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in the manufacturing / High-Tech category. In November, 2006 he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit by the Republic of Hungary. Induction Category: Founder |
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2009 Canadian Manufacturing
Hall of Fame Inductees:
(click the names below for their biographies)
John L. Bragg
Oxford Frozen Foods Ltd.
Oxford, Nova Scotia
Steve F. Krar
Educator, Trainer, Author
Welland, Ontario
Dr. John S. MacDonald
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates
Burnaby, British Columbia
Placide Poulin
MAAX Inc.
Sainte-Marie de Beauce, Quebec
Peter Lymburner Robertson*
Robertson Inc.
Milton, Ontario
* Deceased
Gavin Semple
Brandt Group of Companies
Regina, Saskatchewan
An induction ceremony and dinner will be held Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts in Windsor, Ontario
Click here for 2006 & 2007 Inductees