Trust & Integrity
Success Starts with a Vision
Established in 1857, James Richardson & Sons, Limited is a private, family-owned and operated corporation involved in the business of global agriculture and food processing, energy exploration and pipeline transportation, property and casualty insurance, freight transportation and logistics, and real estate. Headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, JRSL has assets and operations across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe.
"Our goal is to be the kind of business organization in which people can place their trust."
- James Richardson, 1857A Family Business
Leadership
Trust and integrity are the business principles on which James Richardson & Sons, Limited was founded, and continue to be the values by which we operate today. Now in its sixth generation of leadership, the company remains as ambitious and passion-driven as when it was started as a one-man grain merchandising operation in Kingston, Ontario in 1857.
Thor R. Richardson
President: 2025-Present
Hartley T. Richardson
Chief Executive Officer: 1993-Present Executive Chair: 2021-2025 President: 1993-2025
Daniel R. Hursh
Chair: 2025-Present
Carolyn A. (Richardson) Hursh
Chairman: 2000-2021 Honorary Chairman & Director Emeritus: 2021
George T. Richardson
President: 1966-1993 Chairman: 1993-2000 Honorary Chairman & Director Emeritus: 2000
The Hon. James A. Richardson
Chairman & CEO: 1966-1968
Kathleen M. Richardson
Director: 1954-1998 Director Emeritus: 1998
Agnes (Richardson) Benidickson
Director: 1941-1998 Director Emeritus: 1998
Muriel (Sprague) Richardson
President: 1939-1966
James A. Richardson
President: 1919-1939
Sen. Henry W. Richardson
President: 1906-1918
George A. Richardson
President: 1892-1906