Nelson Skalbania
Businessperson, Person
1938 –
Who is Nelson Skalbania?
Nelson M. Skalbania is a former businessman from Vancouver, British Columbia best known for signing 17-year-old Wayne Gretzky to the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association.
In 1961, Skalbania graduated from University of British Columbia with a bachelor's degree in applied science, then received his Professional Engineering certification in 1962. He received a master's degree in civil engineering in 1964 at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California.
His initial profession as a consulting engineer in the early 1960s expanded into an extensive real estate career in parallel with the consulting business.
In 1998 Skalbania was convicted of illegally using money from an investor to cover debts in his real estate firm, and was sent to jail.
His wife, Eleni, died September 28, 2013, at the age of 70.
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- Born
- Feb 12, 1938
Vancouver - Also known as
- Nelson Mathew Skalbania
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- University of British Columbia
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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