Patrick Dovigi
Patrick Dovigi is the founder and CEO of GFL Environmental, one of Canada's largest waste management companies, known for its signature green trucks serving over 700 municipalities across North America. Dovigi, a former hockey player turned entrepreneur, has led GFL through a series of aggressive acquisitions and expansions since its founding in 2007, amassing significant personal wealth and a reputation as a formidable figure in the waste management industry. His leadership has enabled GFL to grow rapidly, but the company has also faced scrutiny over its large debt load and recent violent incidents linked to its operations.
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India:
Patrick Dovigi is the Canadian billionaire who purchased the superyacht Breakthrough.
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Canada:
Patrick Dovigi is the chief executive officer of GFL Environmental Inc. and is evaluating multiple offers to take the company private.
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Canada:
Patrick Dovigi is the CEO of GFL Environmental Inc. and had the largest bonus of any Canadian executive in 2025.
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Italy:
Patrick Dovigi is an entrepreneur who acquired the yacht Ahpo from Michael Lee-Chin two years after its purchase.
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Canada:
Patrick Dovigi is the CEO of waste giant GFL Environmental.
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Canada:
Patrick Dovigi is the founder and CEO of GFL, controlling roughly one-quarter of the vote through his multiple voting shares.
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Canada:
Patrick Dovigi is the founder and chief executive officer of GFL Environmental Inc.
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Canada:
GFL founder and chief executive officer Patrick Dovigi said in a news release that the relocation of their executive headquarters broadens their eligibility for participation in U.S. equity indices.
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Canada:
We talk to GFL Environmental’s Patrick Dovigi about how he built a waste management giant.
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We talk to GFL Environmental’s Patrick Dovigi about how he built a waste management giant.
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