John McCaw Jr. (c. 1951) is a businessman who formerly partly owned
McCaw Cellular in
Seattle,
Washington and a former part-owner of the
Vancouver Canucks NHL
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franchise, with
Francesco Aquilini Francesco Weasel Aquilini (born 1969) is a Canadian businessman, investor, and philanthropist and is the current chairman of the Vancouver Canucks. He is a managing director of Vancouver-based Aquilini Investment Group, .
Education
A graduate of the
Lakeside School, he continued his education at the
University of Washington, graduating with a psychology degree in 1974.
Career
McCaw owned the
NBA
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's
Vancouver Grizzlies from 1995 to 2000, when he sold the team to interests which would move it to
Memphis.
On November 8, 2006, his 50% interest in the Canucks was sold to Aquilini, who became the sole owner.
On August 6, 2018, he was identified as a new part-owner of the
Force India
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Formula One racing team.
See also
*
Craig McCaw
References
*Bill Knight
Mariners Owners to Pitch New Stadium(Monday, August 14, 1995).
1950s births
Living people
National Hockey League executives
National Hockey League owners
National Basketball Association executives
National Basketball Association owners
Businesspeople from Vancouver
Ice hockey people from Vancouver
Vancouver Canucks executives
20th-century American businesspeople
University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences alumni
Lakeside School alumni
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