Eugene Pechet

Eugene Pechet
Born (1917-01-07)January 7, 1917
Died 23 August 2008(2008-08-23) (aged 91)
Occupation Hotel owner
Banker
Businessperson
Spouse(s) Rose Simkin

Eugene Pechet (January 7, 1917 – August 23, 2008) was a Canadian hotelier and banker. He bought his first hotel in 1942 and went on to build and operate 22 hotels throughout Western Canada and the United States.[1][2]

Banking industry involvement

With Charles Allard, Pechet also founded the Canadian Western Bank, formerly the Bank of Alberta. They started the bank with three employees working out of an office located in one of Mr. Pechet’s hotels.[3] As of 2010, the CWB has total balance sheet assets of just under $12 billion, assets under administration of over $8 billion and assets under management approaching $1 billion.

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