Benjamin Watsa

Benjamin Watsa

Director/Board Member at FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Net worth: 803 939 $ as of 31/03/2024

45 year
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Benjamin P.
Watsa
is President and Founder of Marval Capital Ltd.
("Marval") which began operations in 2017 and manages over $220 million in assets.
Mr. Watsa has over two decades of experience in the investment industry.
Prior to Marval, Mr. Watsa was a Partner and Portfolio Manager at Lissom Investment Management Inc. for over a decade, and spent five years in New York as an investment banker in the Financial Institutions Group at Bank of America Securities and at Cochran Caronia Waller.
Mr. Watsa serves as; a director of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited and Fairfax India Holdings Corporation, the advisory board of Impression Ventures, and holds the position of director emeritus for his work and contributions as a director and the Vice Chair of the Investment Committee for the Rideau Hall Foundation.
Mr. Watsa is also a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and is a member of the Toronto Club’s Membership Committee.

Known holdings in public companies

CompanyDateNumber of sharesValuationValuation date
26/03/2024 546 ( 0.00% ) 589 156 $ 31/03/2024
26/03/2024 14,415 ( 0.01% ) 214 784 $ 31/03/2024

Benjamin Watsa active positions

CompaniesPositionStart
FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED Director/Board Member 01/01/2015
FAIRFAX INDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION Director/Board Member -
Rideau Hall Foundation Director/Board Member -
Chief Executive Officer 01/01/2017
Ontario Securities Commission Corporate Officer/Principal -
Corporate Officer/Principal -
Consultant / Advisor -
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Former positions of Benjamin Watsa

CompaniesPositionEnd
Corporate Officer/Principal 01/01/2017
Corporate Officer/Principal 01/01/2006
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Hillsdale College Undergraduate Degree

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