Meet a Legend – Joseph Mimran – Canadian Fashion Designer and Entrepreneur
Canada’s Joe Mimran is best-know for creating a succession of visionary brands and retail concepts, including Club Monaco, Caban and most recently, Joe Fresh. Club Monaco revolutionized the retail fashion world by introducing a distinctive minimalistic style and monochromatic palette. In 1999, Club Monaco and Caban were purchased by Ralph Lauren, marking Ralph Lauren’s first-ever acquisition. Joe co-founded Pink Tartan with his wife Kimberly Newport-Mimran, the principal designer – and he consulted on the creation of PC Home. In 2006, Joe became Creative Director of a “fast fashion” concept he co-created with Loblaw’s, Joe Fresh. He currently stars on the popular CBC show, Dragons Den, is Chairman of Gibraltar Growth Corp. a subsidiary of Gibraltar & Co Inv. a Toronto based private investment company, and is Chairman of FDCC (Fashion Design Council of Canada).
Who Is A Visionary?
This category was designed to honour the great entrepreneurs who have created and/or launched companies and established enduring, valuable and iconic Canadian brands.
Want to meet a Legend?
You can get up close and personal with the newest inductee’s on January, 21st, 2016 at 7:00 PM at the Marketing Hall of Legends gala which will take place at The Artifacts Room, located at the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex in Toronto. The winner of the Marketer on the Rise award will also be announced at the event that is anticipated as one of Toronto’s most noteworthy social gatherings of the year. Previous inductees have included Arlene Dickinson, Lise Watier, Aldo Bensadoun, Bonnie Brooks and Frank Buckley. Tickets are available now at http://www.amamarketinghalloflegends.ca/tickets/.
About the Marketing Hall of Legends
Founded in 2004, The Canadian Marketing Hall of Legends is dedicated to honouring Canadians who have dedicated their lives to the pursuit of excellence in the field of marketing. The award was created to spotlight the stories, people and brands behind Canada’s greatest marketing successes and recognizes a body of work and a life time of achievements. The criteria for selection is based on those Canadians whose ideas and contributions to marketing and brand building have made a tremendous impact in the Canadian and/or global marketplace. Inductees are nominated annually each Spring and reviewed by an independent panel of top marketing professionals: http://www.amamarketinghalloflegends.ca/judging-panel/. According to Stadnik, this year, the judges reviewed a deep field of more than 300 nominees.
