Michael Overs
Canadian businessman (1939–2010), founder of Pizza Pizza
Michael Arthur Overs (June 24, 1939 – March 31, 2010) was a Canadian businessman who was the founder and CEO of Pizza Pizza, a successful franchise of pizza restaurants.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Michael Overs (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Jun 24, 1939, died Mar 31, 2010.1
About
Overs was born in Toronto in 1939 to Arthur and Edna Overs and grew up in The Beach area and began his business career after dropping out of school at age 17.
Overs began Pizza Pizza from a single store at Parliament and Wellesley on December 31, 1967 and with the unique phone number created a pizza empire.
Pizza Pizza expanded in Toronto from the 1970s to 1980s to other parts in Ontario and then Quebec, he acquired Alberta based Pizza 73 in 2006. He remained CEO until his death at age 70 in Toronto and was succeeded by son-in-law Paul Goddard.
From Wikipedia’s article on Michael Overs, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Pizza PizzaFounder9
Early life and education
- Date not recordedAgincourt Collegiate Institute3
Career
Occupation: chief executive officer.5
- Date not recordedFounded Pizza Pizza4
Personal life
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Sources
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- 1WikidataMichael Overs on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaMichael Overs on Wikipedia
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- 9WikidataPizza Pizza, Founder
- 10Wikimedia CommonsMichael Overs photo by Ceebyte, CC BY-SA 4.0