Larry Rosen (born March 8, 1956) is the chairman and CEO of

Harry Rosen Inc. Harry Rosen Inc. is a Canadian retail chain of 17 luxury men's clothing stores. A privately owned company, Harry Rosen accounted for 40 percent of the Canadian market in high-end menswear in 2008. Founded by Harry Rosen in 1954, as a single sto ...

, a privately owned, luxury menswear chain based in

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, Canada.

Early life

Larry Rosen was born in Toronto, eldest son of

Harry Rosen Harry Rosen, CM (born 1931) is the founder and executive chairman of the Canadian luxury men's wear store Harry Rosen Inc., which in 2015 was Canada's largest upscale menswear retailer. Early life Born and raised in Toronto to a Jewish family, ...

, founder of

, and Evelyn Rosen. As a teenager, Larry Rosen worked in his father's stores as a sales associate. He completed a BA in economics from the

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, and continued his studies at the

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by resident ...

, earning a joint MBA and LLB in 1982. Rosen briefly practised corporate law before joining the family company in 1985.

Career

Larry Rosen joined

as a buyer in 1985. He occupied several management roles in operations and buying before his appointment as president and COO in 1997. Rosen was named CEO in 2000. He spearheaded expansion plans for the chain, totaling 18 stores in eight major Canadian markets and has led the family-owned company to considerable success, including increased sales of over $300 million per year. The company celebrated its 65th anniversary in 2019.

Awards

was named one of Canada's Top 50 Best Managed Companies in 2007 and has maintained Platinum status since. Larry Rosen was awarded 2014's Distinguished Retailer of the Year by the

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, a committee of peers in the Canadian retail industry. Also in 2014, the company was named one of the 10 Most Influential Stores in Menswear by MR Magazine, a trade publication. In December 2019, Larry Rosen was appointed as a Member of the

Order of Canada The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the ...

for his accomplishments in business and philanthropy.

Philanthropic Work

In 2014, Harry Rosen, Inc. sponsored the first Golf to Conquer Cancer event in support of the

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (previously, ''Princess Margaret Hospital'') is a scientific research centre and a teaching hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, affiliated with the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine as part of the Univ ...

. The single-day event raised over $800,000. As a board member for the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, Rosen also started the annual Harry's Spring Run Off event in 2005 as a fundraiser for cancer research. The event runs each year and has raised over $3 million to date.

References

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