Barry F. Lorenzetti
| Barry F. Lorenzetti | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Montréal |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Canadian |
| 💼 Occupation | President, CEO and Founder of BFL CANADA |
| 🏢 Organization | Chair of Hockey Canada Foundation's Board of Directors Barry F. Lorenzetti Foundation |
| 👶 Children | Maggie, Justin and Jenna |
| 🌐 Website | http://www.bflcanada.ca/ |
Barry F. Lorenzetti was born in Montreal. He is an entrepreneur and company leader working in the Canadian risk management and insurance brokerage industry. Mr. Lorenzetti founded BFL CANADA (the name was based on his initials) in 1987. The company has locations in twelve Canadian cities and employs around 600 people.
Biography[edit]
Professional Life[edit]
Barry F. Lorenzetti decided to start his own financial services firm on December 14, 1987, after leaving his position at Sedgwick, an insurance brokerage company sold to Marsh & McLennan in 1998. He brought Joseph Paré, Tom Sleeper and Besso (a brokerage firm based in London) along with him. After several meetings, Besso agreed to take a 70% stake in the new business. Joe Paré, Tom Sleeper and Barry F. Lorenzetti took the remaining 30%. At this point, Mr. Lorenzetti decided to open an office in the same building as his former employer.
The following years saw a number of major expansions. Mr. Lorenzetti now leads more than 600 professionals working in twelve cities and six provinces throughout Canada. BFL CANADA is also represented in more than 120 countries around the world through an international partnership with Lockton Global LLP.
In its industry, BFL is the largest Canadian firm owned by its own employees.
Community Involvement[edit]
Mr. Lorenzetti is committed to community service and has supported charity organizations for many years. He is also a member of several boards of directors. The causes he supports and has invested in include the Butters Foundation, YWCA Foundation, Arion Orchestre Baroque and the Quebec Society for Disabled Children.
Mr. Lorenzetti also devotes time and resources to Hockey Canada, where he is a member of the Hockey Canada Foundation’s Board of Directors. He has organized and led fundraising for the Dreams Come True program in Quebec, which promotes hockey involvement among young people.
Mr. Lorenzetti regularly accepts engagements as a speaker or panelist at events for the insurance industry and other sectors in Canada and the United States. That is why he accepted to give his time to teach sessions on entrepreneurship at the École d’Entrepreneurship de Beauce.
He has also established the Barry F. Lorenzetti Foundation, which provides support in the area of mental health. The focus is on three fields, youth mental health, addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Family Life[edit]
Mr. Lorenzetti is the proud father of three children: Maggie, Justin and Jenna.
Awards and Recognition[edit]
- Barry F. Lorenzetti was a finalist for the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in 2000.
- In 2012, Mr. Lorenzetti won the Chartered Insurance Professional Society’s National Leadership Award.
- In 2014, he was included on the Hot List published in the December issue of Insurance Business magazine.[1]
References[edit]
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