Eugene Pechet (September 22, 1916 – August 23, 2008) was a Canadian hotelier and banker. He bought his first hotel in 1942 and went on to build and operate 22 hotels throughout Western Canada and the United States.
Banking industry involvement
With Charles Allard, Pechet also founded the
Canadian Western Bank
Canadian Western Bank (CWB; french: Banque canadienne de l'Ouest), also operating as CWB Financial Group, is a Canadian bank based in Edmonton, Alberta. The bank serves clients both in Western Canada and in other provinces.
The CWB Financial Gr ...
, formerly the
Bank of Alberta. They started the bank with three employees working out of an office located in one of Mr. Pechet’s hotels. As of 2010, the CWB has total balance sheet assets of just under $12 billion, assets under administration of over $8 billion and assets under management approaching $1 billion.
References
External links
Stagewest Hospitality Corporate Website 2017 website via
Wayback Machine
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Canadian Western Bank Group Corporate Website
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1916 births
2008 deaths
Businesspeople from Edmonton
Canadian hoteliers
Canadian bankers
Romanian emigrants to Canada