PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2018

EDITOUR PET planet Insider Vol. 19 No. 04/18 www.petpla.net 14 History of Husky  Husky is founded in 1953 and was initially a small machine shop with no ties to the plastics industry.  Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. is a publicly traded company from 1998 to 2007.  On December 13, 2007, the Canadian private equity investment firm Onex Corporation completed a friendly buy-out of Husky for $960 million.  On May 26, 2011 Husky announced it completed the acquisition of KTW of Waidhofen, Austria, recognised as a global leader in closure mould making.  Berkshire Partners LLC and Omers Private Equity Inc. announced on June 30, 2011 the successful closing of their previously announced acquisition of Husky International Ltd for $2.1 billion.  On December 19, 2013 Husky announced completion of the acquisition of the Schöttli Group of Diessenhofen, Switzerland, recognised as a global leader in medical and closure mould making.  In 2018 global investment firm Platinum Equity signed a definitive agree- ment to buy Husky for $3.85 billion. John Galt CV John Galt is President and Chief Executive Officer of Husky, having been appointed in Sep- tember 2005. He joined Husky in 1985 and during his 33 years with the company has held a number of progressive positions in the areas of engineering, manufacturing and customer service. John holds a Mechanical Engi- neering Degree from Ryerson Poly- technic University in Toronto. Louis Samson, a Platinum Equity partner on John Galt (2017): “John Galt and his team have built one of Canada’s most successful enterprises and a truly world-class industrial company.”