John Bragg (businessperson)

John L. Bragg (born 1941) is a Canadian businessman and Chancellor of Mount Allison University.

Born in Springhill, Nova Scotia, he received a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Bachelor of Education degree from Mount Allison University. He is the Chairman, President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Oxford Frozen Foods Limited, a food manufacturer which he founded in 1968 and operates the largest fruit farm in the world, with over 12,000 acres (49 km²) of wild blueberries [cite web|url=http://www.oxfordfrozenfoods.com/about.htm|title=About Oxford Frozen Foods|accessdate=May 29|accessyear=2006] . He also founded a cable television company in the 1970s which became known as Bragg Communications and was subsequently expanded to become Eastlink.

He is a director of TD Bank Financial Group, Canada Bread Limited, Empire Company Limited and Sobeys Inc. [cite web|url=http://www.td.com/governance/boardmembers.jsp|title=TD Bank Financial Group - Corporate Directors|accessdate=May 29|accessyear=2006]

In 1996, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada [cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=3668|title=Order of Canada citation|accessdate=May 29|accessyear=2006] . In 1994, he was awarded the National Entrepreneur of the Year Award by the Governor General of Canada Ray Hnatyshyn [cite web|url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/35/1/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/119_94-11-02/119SM1E.html|title=House of Commons Hansard|accessdate=May 29|accessyear=2006] .

Bragg had a net worth of $490 million CDN in 2006. ^{[http://www.canadianbusiness.com/after_hours/lifestyle_activities/article.jsp?content=20061204_83955_83955&page=8]}

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