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| ==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
| Blouin was born in the suburbs of ],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2006-10-08 |title=Sarah Hampson interviews Louise T Blouin MacBain |url=http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2006/oct/08/art1 |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> in ], Canada, the sixth child of parents who owned an ]age. Her father died when she was fifteen. She studied ] at ], and later transferred to ]. She did not graduate. <ref name=":0" /> | Blouin was born in the suburbs of ],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2006-10-08 |title=Sarah Hampson interviews Louise T Blouin MacBain |url=http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2006/oct/08/art1 |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> in ], Canada, the sixth child of parents who owned an ]age. Her father died when she was fifteen. She studied ] at ], and later transferred to ]. She did not graduate. <ref name=":0" /> She attended ].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Smillie |first=Dirk |title=Queen Of Arts |url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2005/0110/040.html |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| == Career == | == Career == | ||
| Blouin worked as a ] and as a ]. She later married ] and the couple acquired ''Auto Hebdo'', a ] car trading magazine, in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-10-05 |title=Will a Paywall Help Keep the Lights on at Louise Blouin Media? |url=https://observer.com/2011/10/will-a-paywall-help-keep-the-lights-on-at-louise-blouin-media/ |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=Observer |language=en-US}}</ref> The business grew into ]. Although the couple separated in 2000,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2011-06-12 |title=Art publisher's ambition is a study in revenge - Times Online |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612043017/http:/business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/article1045448.ece |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> Blouin did not sell her remaining shareholding until 2004. After the separation she became CEO of the London auction house ], owned by her new companion ]; in December 2002, after a year, she resigned.<ref name=":1" /> She started ] in 2003 and moved into art publications.{{ |
Blouin worked as a ] and as a ]. She later married ] and the couple acquired ''Auto Hebdo'', a ] car trading magazine, in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-10-05 |title=Will a Paywall Help Keep the Lights on at Louise Blouin Media? |url=https://observer.com/2011/10/will-a-paywall-help-keep-the-lights-on-at-louise-blouin-media/ |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=Observer |language=en-US}}</ref> The business grew into ]. Although the couple separated in 2000,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2011-06-12 |title=Art publisher's ambition is a study in revenge - Times Online |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612043017/http:/business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/article1045448.ece |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> Blouin did not sell her remaining shareholding until 2004. She sold them for $200 million to her husband.<ref name=":2" /> After the separation she became CEO of the London auction house ], owned by her new companion ]; in December 2002, after a year, she resigned.<ref name=":1" /> She started ] in 2003 and moved into art publications.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |title=The Queen of Arts |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-queen-of-arts-k3hnt9th9pw |access-date=2023-01-30 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> | ||
| In 2005 Blouin started the Louise T. Blouin Foundation, an international organization for creativity and the arts.<ref name="nyt">Felicia R. Lee (2 May 2005). . '']''.</ref> In October 2006 the foundation opened the Louise T. Blouin Institute in ] in west ].<ref name=":0" /> | In 2005 Blouin started the Louise T. Blouin Foundation, an international organization for creativity and the arts.<ref name="nyt">Felicia R. Lee (2 May 2005). . '']''.</ref> In October 2006 the foundation opened the Louise T. Blouin Institute in ] in west ].<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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| == Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
| In the early 1980s, Blouin married David MacDonald Stewart, a member of the Canadian ] family. The marriage was annulled within a year. |
In the early 1980s, Blouin married David MacDonald Stewart, a member of the Canadian ] family. The marriage was annulled within a year. | ||
| In 1987, Blouin married ]. In 2000, the MacBains divorced.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> | |||
| Blouin lives in Switzerland.<ref name="metronews1">{{cite web |date= |title=One of Canada's richest women, Louise Blouin in Panama Papers | Metro News |url=http://www.metronews.ca/news/canada/2016/04/09/one-of-canadas-richest-women-louise-blouin-in-panama-papers.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409180409/http://www.metronews.ca/news/canada/2016/04/09/one-of-canadas-richest-women-louise-blouin-in-panama-papers.html |archive-date=9 April 2016 |accessdate=9 April 2016 |website=Metronews.ca}}</ref> | Blouin lives in Switzerland.<ref name="metronews1">{{cite web |date= |title=One of Canada's richest women, Louise Blouin in Panama Papers | Metro News |url=http://www.metronews.ca/news/canada/2016/04/09/one-of-canadas-richest-women-louise-blouin-in-panama-papers.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409180409/http://www.metronews.ca/news/canada/2016/04/09/one-of-canadas-richest-women-louise-blouin-in-panama-papers.html |archive-date=9 April 2016 |accessdate=9 April 2016 |website=Metronews.ca}}</ref> | ||
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Canadian magazine publisher
| Louise Blouin | |
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 Louise Blouin, 2015 | |
| Born | Louise Thérèse Blouin 1958 or 1959 (age 65–66) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Magazine publisher |
| Known for | Louise Blouin Media |
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Louise Thérèse Blouin (born 1958/59) is a Canadian magazine publisher. She is the owner of Louise Blouin Media, which she founded.
Early life and education
Blouin was born in the suburbs of Montreal, in Quebec, Canada, the sixth child of parents who owned an insurance brokerage. Her father died when she was fifteen. She studied commerce at McGill University, and later transferred to Concordia University. She did not graduate. She attended Harvard Business School.
Career
Blouin worked as a stock analyst and as a stockbroker. She later married John MacBain and the couple acquired Auto Hebdo, a classified car trading magazine, in 1987. The business grew into Trader Classified Media. Although the couple separated in 2000, Blouin did not sell her remaining shareholding until 2004. She sold them for $200 million to her husband. After the separation she became CEO of the London auction house Phillips de Pury, owned by her new companion Simon de Pury; in December 2002, after a year, she resigned. She started Louise Blouin Media in 2003 and moved into art publications.
In 2005 Blouin started the Louise T. Blouin Foundation, an international organization for creativity and the arts. In October 2006 the foundation opened the Louise T. Blouin Institute in Shepherd's Bush in west London.
Blouin married Mathew Kabatoff, who worked for the Louise Blouin Foundation, in France in June 2011.
In 2016, her name appeared in the Panama Papers as registered owner of five companies in the British Virgin Islands. She commented, "I didn't even know. It is not relevant. It is not because you are in the Panama list that you did something wrong. You are the one informing me about that. You can't assume everyone with a BVI has done something wrong".
Personal life
In the early 1980s, Blouin married David MacDonald Stewart, a member of the Canadian MacDonald tobacco family. The marriage was annulled within a year.
In 1987, Blouin married John MacBain. In 2000, the MacBains divorced.
Blouin lives in Switzerland.
Recognition
In 1993 Blouin was one of approximately 200 "Global Leaders of Tomorrow" listed by the World Economic Forum, a Swiss foundation.
References
- "Sarah Hampson interviews Louise T Blouin MacBain | Art and design | The Observer". 8 October 2006. Archived from the original on 5 July 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- "New York Observer's Desperate LBM Smear Misfires and Is Full of Errors". ARTINFO. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "Sarah Hampson interviews Louise T Blouin MacBain". the Guardian. 8 October 2006. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ Smillie, Dirk. "Queen Of Arts". Forbes. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- "Will a Paywall Help Keep the Lights on at Louise Blouin Media?". Observer. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Art publisher's ambition is a study in revenge - Times Online". web.archive.org. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "The Queen of Arts". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- Felicia R. Lee (2 May 2005). A New Arts Foundation with a Focus on Creativity. New York Times.
- ^ "World Economic Forum - Home". www3.weforum.org. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- "Blouin Hot Air? Panama Papers Expose Art Pub Mogul's Offshore Companies". Observer. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "One of Canada's richest women, Louise Blouin in Panama Papers | Metro News". Metronews.ca. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- "Who uses offshore tax shelters? One of Canada's richest women | Toronto Star". Toronto Star. 9 April 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2023.