Martin Connell

Martin Philip Connell, OC, O.Ont is a Canadian business man and philanthropist. He is the 1994 recipient of the Pearson Medal of Peace for his work in fighting poverty.

Martin Connell and his wife Linda Haynes co-founded Calmeadow, an organization that supports provision of credit and financial services to micro-entrepreneurs in developing countries who are unable to access traditional sources. Martin is the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Toronto Community Foundation, a registered public charitable foundation that builds and manages individual funds that support local charitable organizations and whose mission is to connect philanthropy to community needs and opportunities. Martin is Chair of ProFund Internacional, S.A., former President of AfriCap MicroVentures Ltd., two regional investment funds with interests in local financial institutions providing credit and financial services to low-income self-employed people in Latin America and Africa.

Martin holds honorary doctorate degrees from five Canadian universities. His other honors and awards include: International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Humanitarian Award (2006), CESO Award for International Development (1997), Ontario Entrepreneur of the Year Award (1995), the Order of Ontario (1994), The Pearson Peace Medal from the United Nations Association in Canada (1994), and Officer of the Order of Canada (1998).

He is the co-founder, with his wife Linda Haynes, of ACE Bakery Limited, a Toronto, Ontario bakery serving wholesale customers in Ontario, Quebec, New York, and Michigan. He sold the successful company in 2008.

External links

• Pearson Medal of Peace - Martin Connell
• Website of ACE Bakery - Team
• Philanthropist Martin Connell honoured with award in his name

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