Jack Cowin
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Jack Cowin (/ˈkaʊɪn/, born 13 July 1942) is a Canadian-Australian businessman and entrepreneur with a long-term involvement in franchised fast food chains in Australia and Canada. Cowin brought KFC to Australia, founded and owns Hungry Jack's, which is the Burger King franchise in Australia,[1] and has at various stages controlled the Domino's Pizza franchise in Australia prior to its 2005 listing on the ASX.
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Born | (1942-07-13) 13 July 1942 (age 81) Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
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Alma mater | University of Western Ontario |
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Known for | Founder of Hungry Jack's |
Office | Chancellor of the University of Western Ontario |
Term | 22 October 2015 (2015-10-22)–23 May 2019 (2019-05-23) |
Successor | Linda Hasenfratz |
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Spouse | Sharon Cowin |
Children | 4 |
Cowin also has an ownership stake in the Lone Star Texas Grill restaurant chain in Canada, with upstream Australian investments in cattle stations and food processing.[2] Cowin is the Executive Chairman of Competitive Foods Australia, one of Australia's largest privately held businesses.[3] Cowin has also been an investor in Australia's Ten Network, serving as a non-executive director.[2][4]
Cowin served as the Chancellor of the University of Western Ontario from 2015 until 2019.