Vincenzo Guzzo
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Vincenzo Guzzo (born 11 June 1969) is a Canadian entrepreneur, philanthropist, and television presenter.
He currently serves as CEO of Cinémas Guzzo, Groupe Guzzo Construction inc., Guzzo Medical, and Guzzo Hospitality.
With the opening of Giulietta, a Neapolitan pizzeria franchise, in Montreal, he has also been a restaurateur.
Through the Guzzo Family Foundation, he and his wife raise funds for charities.
Guzzo was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012, he was honoured by the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic and is a member of the Order of Malta. In season 13, and season 14, he was recognized nationally.
Early life
Guzzo was born in Montreal on June 11, 1969, the only son of Italian immigrants. Guzzo attended Selwyn House School, a private boys' academy in Westmount, Quebec, where his classmates included Greg Ferfers, Mark Pathy, and Michael Penner. In the Montreal Gazette's 19 September 2018 profile, the author addresses his childhood:
He studied economics at Western University in London, Ontario, and law at Université de Québec à Montréal.
Personal life
Vincenzo Guzzo has five children (Angelo, Vittorio Emanuele, Vito, Delano, and Rossella). Maria is the head of the Guzzo Family Foundation, which raises funds for the Jewish General Hospital, the Shriners Hospital, and Youth Mental Health. Guzzo holds both Canadian and Italian citizenship.
The CBC Dragon's Den blog explains:
Guzzo's nicknamed "Mr. Sunshine" is a term used to describe clothing that sport the colour yellow, saying, "Remember something... remember something." The sun can be both warm and soothing, but if you get too close, it may be dangerous."
Business career
Guzzo is the president and CEO of Cinémas Guzzo—the largest movie operator in Quebec, with 141 screens and 10 locations, and the third-largest in Canada. His new cinema Méga-Plex St-Jean 12 is currently being built, scheduled to open in 2021.
Cinémas Guzzo was started by his father, Angelo Guzzo, who remains chairman of the board. He came to Canada from Italy in 1967 and worked as a machinist for Pratt & Whitney. In 1974, he bought a movie theatre, the Cinéma Paradis, which had been closed and left abandoned for the previous ten years, creating friction with the local citizens. Vincenzo Guzzo worked as an usher and in other small roles as a student. In 1991 he joined his father in the family business. As the chain expanded in the late 1990s and new locations were established, the construction division of Cinémas Guzzo did the building and Guzzo helped with the design work.
Vincenzo Guzzo is also CEO for the following companies:
All of the cinemas owned by Cinémas Guzzo were built by Le Groupe Guzzo Construction Inc. Guzzo also owns a chain of Neapolitan pizzerias called Giulietta.
In May 2019, Guzzo submitted a bid to purchase the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He later pulled out of the running to buy the team, citing "personal conflicts with people around the deal." Guzzo later tweeted in a series of threads that he did not believe that CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie knew what he was doing during negotiations and acted "in a non transparent way and wasted my time."
Guzzo has also been President of APCQ (L'Association des propriétaires de cinémas du Québec)—an association of Québec cinema owners—since 2012.
Awards and honours
- Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012)
- Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Order of Malta
- Canada's Top 40 Under 40 - 2002 honouree