Bruce flatt brookfield biography

Canadian businessman (born )

Bruce Flatt (born June 10, )^[1] is a Canadian businessman and the CEO of Brookfield Asset Management.

He joined Brookfield in and became CEO in ^[2] He has been referred to as "Canada's Warren Buffett" due to his "value" investment style, extended tenure as CEO, and large investment in Brookfield.^[3] In , he was ranked # on Forbes' Billionaires list with a net worth of US$ billion.^[4][5]

Career

Flatt, whose father was an executive at a Manitobamutual fund company,^[6] was born in Canada in Following university, Flatt worked as a chartered accountant at Ernst & Young.^[2] Flatt joined the investment division of Brascan (Brookfield's predecessor) in ,^[2][7] became chief executive of Brookfield Properties in ^[3] and CEO of the entire business in ^[2]

As CEO of Brookfield Properties, Flatt led Brookfield's response to damage