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Gene H. Kruger
Leadership, President & CEO, Kruger Inc.
Montreal, Quebec

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Gene Kruger transformed a modest family company, which was founded by his father, Joseph Kruger, into a globally competitive paper manufacturer. He joined the family business after attending McGill University. After the death of his father in 1928, Gene became president of the company and remained at the helm for 60 years. He was renowned for his management skills and the ability to turn around mills headed for bankruptcy. Under his leadership, the company saw spectacular growth: the paper mills acquired by Kruger flourished to become first choice suppliers to some of the world's largest publishers of newspapers and magazines. Mr. Kruger extended the family interests to an international level through the purchase and construction of tissue paper mills in Venezuela and Colombia. Today Kruger Inc. employs over 10,500 people internationally under the leadership of Gene Kruger's son, Joseph Kruger II.

Induction Category:
Leadership

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Announcing the
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

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