The Katz Group of Companies is one of Canada’s largest privately owned enterprises, with operations in pharmacy, sports & entertainment and real estate development. Katz Group Pharmacies Inc. employs over 8,600 people and owns and operates more than 460 Rexall and Rexall Pharma Plus locations across Central and Western Canada. Oilers Entertainment Group (OEG), a subsidiary of the Katz Group, owns the National Hockey League five-time Stanley Cup Champion Edmonton Oilers, as well as professional hockey franchises in the American Hockey League, Western Hockey League and ECHL, and Aquila Productions, one of Canada’s leading entertainment and event companies. OEG will operate Rogers Place when it opens its doors in downtown Edmonton in 2016. Katz Group is also involved in land assembly, site and building development in Canada and the United States, including the design and development of Ice District an area encompasses more than 25 acres anchored by Rogers Place. Katz Group is based in Edmonton, Alberta. Its founder and chairman is Daryl Katz.