Peter Gilgan is the Chairman & CEO of Mattamy Asset Management, a firm he founded in 2018 to build a diversified portfolio of investments and businesses. Mattamy Asset Management is the parent company of Mattamy Homes, the largest privately owned homebuilder in North America, which Mr. Gilgan founded in 1978.
One of Canada’s most successful entrepreneurs and generous philanthropists, Mr. Gilgan was awarded one of the country’s highest civilian honours when he was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada in 2013, in recognition of his innovative leadership in Canada’s construction industry, and for his philanthropic support of initiatives in health care, education and athletics. In December of 2020, Mr. Gilgan was promoted to an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2013, he was honoured with a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of outstanding achievement and public service and was named to the Order of Ontario in 2012, for his business leadership and philanthropic initiatives.
Mr. Gilgan’s business accolades include: Canadian Club Toronto’s Lifetime Achievement Award; the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Canadian Business Leader Lifetime Achievement Award; the Ivey Business School’s Business Leader of the Year; the Canadian Business Hall of Fame; Laurier’s Outstanding Business Leader of the Year; Canada’s Entrepreneur of the Year; and inductee to the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.
Mr. Gilgan’s multi-million-dollar commitment to philanthropy and community building is unparalleled, from health care to physical activity to higher education and community legacies – he truly is a respected and dedicated community leader. His lifetime charitable donations total nearly $400 million.
