Robert Schad is a Canadian businessman and founder of Husky Injection Molding Systems of Bolton, ON.
Schard immigrated to Canada from Germany in 1951 with two years study in mechanical engineering, and founded Husky in 1953 to make a snowmobile called the Huskymobile. When this product failed to take off, he soon turned to making tools, dies, and fixtures for others.
When in 1960 molding machines were too slow to run his molds at their full potential, he designed and built his own high-speed molding machine.
Fifty-three years later, Husky has customers in more than 100 countries, annual revenue of $US 860 million, and employs more than 3000 people.
As Husky's president and CEO, Schad was known for fostering a corporate culture that promotes excellence, innovation, leadership, teamwork, and environmental responsibility. He has created the Schad Foundation, which supports projects focused on solutions to environmental problems, and is active in Earth Rangers, a wildlife, conservation, and education organization that helps young people nurture a lifelong commitment to the environment.
Schad retired from Husky in 2005.
He has received honorary doctorates from Carleton University and McMaster University and the Lifetime Achievement award from The Plastics Academy in 2003. Schard was inducted into the Plastics Hall of Fame in 2005.
