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John Risley (John Carter Risley) was born on 26 April, 1948 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, is a Canadian businessman. Discover John Risley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?
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John Carter Risley |
| Occupation |
Businessman |
| Age |
75 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
| Born |
26 April 1948 |
| Birthday |
26 April |
| Birthplace |
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Nationality |
Canada
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He is a member of famous businessman with the age 75 years old group.
John Risley Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is John Risley's Wife?
His wife is Judy MacDonald (divorced)
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| Wife |
Judy MacDonald (divorced) |
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| Children |
2 |
John Risley Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is John Risley worth at the age of 75 years old? John Risley’s income source is mostly from being a successful businessman. He is from Canada. We have estimated John Risley's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
businessman |
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Timeline
John Carter Risley (born April 26, 1948) is a Canadian billionaire businessman with interests in fisheries, food supplements, and communications.
He is the co-founder of Clearwater Seafoods.
Risley was born on April 26, 1948, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of Robert Campbell Risley (1908–1964), the first commanding officer of a military police unit and later an insurance broker, and Patricia Anne Bourke (1920–2014).
He never attended university, instead choosing a career in real estate.
By 1976 he was struggling through a housing slump and he opened a lobster business in Bedford, Nova Scotia.
Within ten years of its founding in 1976, Clearwater had grown into one of the largest international food fish businesses by specializing in high return products including scallops, lobster, clams, coldwater shrimp and crab, which it air-freights around the world.
His company is the major shareholder in Ocean Nutrition Canada, which he founded in 1997 as a manufacturer of fish oil-derived dietary supplements.
Headquartered and with R&D offices in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, it has manufacturing facilities in Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, Arcadia, Wisconsin, and Peru.
It is the world's largest producer of omega-3 fatty acids.
Risley was made an officer of the Order of Canada in 1998.
Since his divorce from Judy Risley (MacDonald) John has built a second home in South End Halifax with his girlfriend, Amy Gordinier-Regan (owner of skinfix) and her two children.
The business became an income trust in 2002 at which time Risley turned the business over to Colin MacDonald.
The company has since had a full recovery and has become one of the world largest vertically integrated shellfish harvesters, processors, and distributors.
Risley was a major shareholder in Columbus Communications, a Caribbean cable television and Internet provider which he co-founded in 2004.
He entered the business with Brendan Paddick from Grand Falls, Newfoundland and was a board member of the company based in Freeport, Bahamas.
It is the largest holder of rights in Canada for each of these shellfish species and by 2008, it owned the rights to all offshore lobster fished in offshore Atlantic Canadian waters and all Arctic surf clams.
By 2008, the fleet included ten factory freezers (the largest such fleet in Canada) and the entire international fleet totalled 21 vessels.
Its Argentinian fleet fishes Antarctic scallop.
Since 2009, Risley has owned a 246-foot megayacht, Northern Star, which has been listed for sale at $170 million.
In 2010, the company announced the accidental discovery of ONC T18 B, the most prolific strain of oil-producing algae known, which appears capable of producing oil at a rate 60 times greater than other types of algae being used for the generation of biofuels.
It has embarked on a four-year R&D program to determine whether the algae is a viable a fossil fuel replacement.
In 2010, their daughter Sarah Risley married Guy Barnett, "a British deckhand who came to Canada to work on Risley's yacht".
His brother is the Halifax restaurateur, caterer and hotelier Robert Risley.
In 2014, they received the Rabobank award for innovation.
In March 2015, the company was acquired by Cable & Wireless Communications at a cost of US$1.85 billion.
He is now a non-executive director of Cable & Wireless.
Risley provided 25 million CDN in funding to the Ocean Frontier Institute, an ocean research centre based in Dalhousie University.
"Risley’s gift to OFI is the culmination of his long-time association with Dalhousie University and its many stakeholders, both internal and external."
The Risley 32,000-square-foot home near Chester, Nova Scotia overlooks the Atlantic Ocean on a 91 acres property formerly owned by Joseph N. Pew, Jr., founder of Sunoco.
After purchasing the property, Risley added another 210 acres to the estate.
Besides a mansion, he has a barn with cows purchased from the Rockefeller family and his horses include Dutch Warmbloods, which he shows.
In 2016 they purchased the largest shellfish producer in the UK, MacDuff Shellfish Group.
