He arrived in Canada after the Second World War and established himself in Toronto where he began importing and selling gift items from Europe. His keen entrepreneurial sense placed him at the forefront of the electronic age and he shifted the company's direction to hi-fidelity equipment and parts imported from Japan. This became the formula for his extraordinary financial success, which he disperses by quietly donating millions of dollars to organizations like the Ontario Cancer Institute, the United Way of Greater Toronto and Eva's Place, an emergency shelter for homeless youth.