Tomáš Baťa Jr.

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Tomáš Baťa Jr. was a Czech-Canadian businessman and heir who led the global expansion and modernization of the Baťa shoe empire after World War II.

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instanceOf Canadian person
Czech person
businessman
heir
businessModel mass production of affordable shoes
businessPhilosophy combination of social welfare and industrial efficiency
citizenship Canada
Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED
countryOfDeath Canada NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1914-09-17
dateOfDeath 2008-09-01
education studied in England
studied in Switzerland
employer Bata Shoe Company NERFINISHED
expandedBusinessIn Africa NERFINISHED
Canada NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
Latin America NERFINISHED
familyName Baťa NERFINISHED
father Tomáš Baťa NERFINISHED
founded Batawa, Ontario company town NERFINISHED
fullName Tomáš Jan Baťa NERFINISHED
givenName Tomáš NERFINISHED
industry footwear industry
retail
knownFor maintaining Baťa family business traditions in exile
philanthropy in Canada
languageSpoken Czech
English
mother Marie Baťová NERFINISHED
movedTo Canada NERFINISHED
notableFor leading the global expansion of the Baťa shoe company after World War II
modernizing the Baťa shoe empire
occupation businessman
industrialist
placeOfBirth Zlín NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Toronto NERFINISHED
positionHeld chairman of Bata Shoe Company
head of Bata Shoe Company
postWarActivity expanded Bata retail network worldwide
relocatedCompanyHeadquartersTo Batawa, Ontario NERFINISHED
residence Batawa, Ontario NERFINISHED
Toronto NERFINISHED
sibling Jana Baťová NERFINISHED
worldWarIIPeriodActivity reorganized Baťa operations outside Nazi-occupied Europe

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