JIM ESTILL



“I didn’t want to be 80 years old and know that I did nothing during the greatest humanitarian crisis of my time”
Jim Estill is the CEO of Danby Appliances, who has sponsored the resettlement of more than 200 Syrians into Canada. Resettled refugees have the opportunity to work for Danby, hopefully gaining financial independence and learning to speak English.
Awards
2019 Order of Canada
2016 Order of Ontario
1996 Canada’s Top 40 Under 40
Further Reading
- Leyland Cecco & Annie Sakkab. "Canadian entrepreneur invests millions in Syrian refugees." UNHCR. (https://www.unhcr.org/news/stories/2017/3/58be80ed4/canadian-entrepreneur-invests-millions-syrian-refugees.html)