Paul J. Hill

Industry: Oil
Primary Company: The Hill Companies
Age: Born ~1945 in Cambridge, Massachusetts¹“Executive Profile: Paul J. Hill,” Bloomberg. Accessed July 18, 2019. Archived via Google Cache from July 15, 2019. ²Gordon Pitts. “Paul Hill: Securing Saskatchewan’s success,” The Globe and Mail, December 3, 2007. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/9mgUp
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Estimated Worth: Unconfirmed

Background

Paul J. Hill is the chairman, president, and CEO of The Hill Companies in Regina, Saskatchewan. The business is among the largest owners of commercial and retail property in Western Canada, and also has interests in broadcasting, manufacturing, and oil and gas, in addition to real estate development and insurance. Hill was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., with a BSBA in 1967, followed by a MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business program. According to his profile on the Hill Companies website, Paul “was the driving force in structuring the 1991 transaction that led to obtaining the controlling interest in Crown Life and relocating its head office from Toronto to Regina. He subsequently became its Chairman…Paul’s extensive network within the North American business community facilitates his ability to aggressively seek out unique business opportunities.”³“Executive,” The Hill Companies. Archived July 19, 2019, Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/tPPcu ⁴Bruce Johnstone. “More than meets the eye: 130 years of business in Regina,” Regina Leader-Post, April 25, 2013. Archived July 18, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/XFdzR

Paul Hill has served on a wide range of boards including the Investment Dealers Association, Canada Trust Bank, North Canadian Oils, Shopping.com, Government House Foundation, the Conference Board of Canada, U.S. Forest Products Inc., as chairman of Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust, and several other Canadian and U.S. corporations.⁵“Executive,” The Hill Companies. Archived July 19, 2019, Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/tPPcu

Hill is “actively involved in public policy,” and is a member of the board of the Fraser Institute, the C.D. Howe Institute, and the Canadian Council of Chief Executives.⁶“Executive,” The Hill Companies. Archived July 19, 2019, Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/tPPcu

In a 2007 interview with The Globe and Mail, talking about his $10 million donation to the business school of the University of Regina — renamed the Paul J. Hill School of Business — Hill described how most of his income has come from investments.⁷Gordon Pitts. “Paul Hill: Securing Saskatchewan’s success,” The Globe and Mail, December 3, 2007. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/9mgUp

“The big story is I had a great net worth in the 1990s, I lost most of it in the dot-com decline, but not all of it,” he said in the 2007 interview. “And because I was in Western Canada and exposed to the resource-based industries, I took advantage of that. I was able to leverage that up and I’ve done well over the last six or seven years and it’s allowed me to make the donation.⁸Gordon Pitts. “Paul Hill: Securing Saskatchewan’s success,” The Globe and Mail, December 3, 2007. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/9mgUp

Funding

Political Spending

Paul Hill and his wife Carol gave a $10 million grant to the business school at University of Regina, which was renamed the Paul J. Hill School of Business. They run the Paul & Carol Hill Family Foundation, which is based in Regina, Saskatchewan.⁹Gordon Pitts. “Paul Hill: Securing Saskatchewan’s success,” The Globe and Mail, December 3, 2007. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/9mgUp

Koch Events

June 2010

Paul J. Hill attended the June 2010 meeting of the Koch network in Aspen, Colorado. A list of attendees and a schedule for the Aspen summit was obtained by ThinkProgress.¹⁰“MEMO: Health Insurance, Banking, Oil Industries Met With Koch, Chamber, Glenn Beck To Plot 2010 Election,” ThinkProgress, October 20, 2010. Archived July 10, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/KUNp3

Affiliations

• The Hill Companies — Chairman, president, and CEO. Hill holds or has held leadership positions in many companies within the Hill Group including:¹¹“Executive,” The Hill Companies. Archived July 19, 2019, Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/tPPcu ¹²Gordon Pitts. “Paul Hill: Securing Saskatchewan’s success,” The Globe and Mail, December 3, 2007. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/9mgUp
  • McCallum Hill Ltd.
  • Harvard Energy
  • Harvard Broadcasting
  • Western Surety Co.
• Harvard Developments Inc. — President and CEO.¹³Gordon Pitts. “Paul Hill: Securing Saskatchewan’s success,” The Globe and Mail, December 3, 2007. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/9mgUp
• The Fraser Institute — Director.¹⁴“Executive,” The Hill Companies. Archived July 19, 2019, Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/tPPcu
• C.D. Howe Institute — Director.¹⁵“Executive,” The Hill Companies. Archived July 19, 2019, Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/tPPcu
• The Canadian Council of Chief Executives — Director.¹⁶“Executive,” The Hill Companies. Archived July 19, 2019, Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/tPPcu
• Crown Life Corporation — Chairman.¹⁷“Executive Profile: Paul J. Hill,” Bloomberg. Accessed July 18, 2019. Archived via Google Cache from July 15, 2019.
• Environmental Support Solutions — Former director.¹⁸“Executive Profile: Paul J. Hill,” Bloomberg. Accessed July 18, 2019. Archived via Google Cache from July 15, 2019.
• Canada Trust — Former director.¹⁹“Executive Profile: Paul J. Hill,” Bloomberg. Accessed July 18, 2019. Archived via Google Cache from July 15, 2019.
• North Canadian Oils Ltd. — Former director.²⁰“Executive Profile: Paul J. Hill,” Bloomberg. Accessed July 18, 2019. Archived via Google Cache from July 15, 2019.
• US Forest Industries — Former director.²¹“Executive Profile: Paul J. Hill,” Bloomberg. Accessed July 18, 2019. Archived via Google Cache from July 15, 2019.
• Canadian Forces Liaison Committee²²“Executive Profile: Paul J. Hill,” Bloomberg. Accessed July 18, 2019. Archived via Google Cache from July 15, 2019.
• Asia Pacific Foundation — Former director.²³“Executive Profile: Paul J. Hill,” Bloomberg. Accessed July 18, 2019. Archived via Google Cache from July 15, 2019.
• Investment Dealers Association of Canada — Former director.²⁴“Executive Profile: Paul J. Hill,” Bloomberg. Accessed July 18, 2019. Archived via Google Cache from July 15, 2019.
• Shopping.com — Director. Joined in April 1997 and listed as of 1999 filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.²⁵“Executive Profile: Paul J. Hill,” Bloomberg. Accessed July 18, 2019. Archived via Google Cache from July 15, 2019. ²⁶“Form SC 14D9/A Shopping Com SC 14D9/A [Amend] – Solicitation, recommendation statements,” Sec.report, January 21, 1999. Archived October 26, 2020. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/7EakE
• NC Services Group Ltd. — Former advisory board member.²⁷“Executive Profile: Paul J. Hill,” Bloomberg. Accessed July 18, 2019. Archived via Google Cache from July 15, 2019.
• Canadian Council of Chief Executives — Director.²⁸“Executive Profile: Paul J. Hill,” Bloomberg. Accessed July 18, 2019. Archived via Google Cache from July 15, 2019.
• The Conference Board of Canada — Director.²⁹“Executive Profile: Paul J. Hill,” Bloomberg. Accessed July 18, 2019. Archived via Google Cache from July 15, 2019.
• NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Services Ltd. — Former advisory board member.³⁰“Executive Profile: Paul J. Hill,” Bloomberg. Accessed July 18, 2019. Archived via Google Cache from July 15, 2019.
• Marathon Investments Limited — Director.³¹“Federal Corporation Information – 020493-5,” Corporations Canada. Search performed October 2020. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• Andrew Resources Inc. (discontinued in 1993) — Former director.³²“Federal Corporation Information – 182552-6,” Corporations Canada. Search performed October 2020. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• Madonna Foundation — Director.³³“Federal Corporation Information – 093274-4,” Corporations Canada. Search performed October 2020. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• Regina Shoppers Mall Limited — Director.³⁴“Federal Corporation Information – 015825-9,” Corporations Canada. Search performed October 2020. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• 129223 Canada Inc. (Dissolved in 1988) — Former director.³⁵“Federal Corporation Information – 161442-8,” Corporations Canada. Search performed October 2020. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

Other Resources

• Edward Willett. “Up close and personal with Paul J. Hill,“ The Fantastic Worlds of Edward Willett, July 13, 2010.
• “Hill Family,” The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan.

Sources

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