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John McCaw Jr. (c. 1951) is a businessman who formerly partly owned
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in
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,
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and a former part-owner of the
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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
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, graduating with a psychology degree in 1974.


Career

McCaw owned the
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's
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from 1995 to 2000, when he sold the team to interests which would move it to
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. 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
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Formula One racing team.


See also

*
Craig McCaw Craig McCaw (born August 11, 1949) is an American businessman and entrepreneur, a pioneer in the cellular phone industry. He is the founder of McCaw Cellular (now part of AT&T Mobility) and Clearwire Corporation (now part of T-Mobile via the Sprin ...


References

*Bill Knight
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(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 {{vancouver-stub