birth_place birth_date known_for article_title name occupation
toronto , ontario 21 june 1954 president and chief executive officer of masonite international corporation philip orsino
 philip s. orsino businessman
philip orsino

philip s. orsino , -lrb- born june 21 , 1954 -rrb- is a canadian businessman .
he is the former president and chief executive officer of masonite international corporation .
born in toronto , ontario , he received a bachelor of arts degree in 1976 from the university of toronto 's victoria college .
he became a chartered accountant in 1979 and later a partner in the firm of hilborn , ellis , grant , chartered accountants .
he was made a fellow of the institute of chartered accountants in 1997 .
in 1983 , he co-founded century wood door limited and became the president and ceo in 1984 .
in 1989 , it merged with its largest competitor , premdor .
in 2001 , it acquired masonite corporation from international paper and changed its name in 2002 to masonite international corporation .
masonite international was purchased by kohlberg kravis roberts & co. in december 2004 for c$ 3.1 billion .
he is a member of the board of directors of the bank of montreal and is a member of the audit committee and conduct review committee .
he was also chairman of the board of trustees of university health network until 2009 .
he is the author of `` successful business expansion : practical strategies for planning profitable growth '' -lrb- 1994 , isbn 0-471-59737-6 -rrb- .
in 2011 , he was appointed president of jeld-wen , inc. , as part of a partnership with onex , a canadian equity investment firm .
