A distinguished Vancouver business leader, he has contributed to his city's cultural community, the nation's economy and the global marketplace. He has increased his involvement in organizations encouraging economic cooperation between Canada and the Pacific Rim countries. As Chairman of the Asia Pacific Foundation, he has continued to promote a more sensitive relationship between Canadians and the Asian and Pacific peoples. (This is a promotion within the Order)
Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 1985-06-24
Invested on: 1985-10-30
He has, through his position as Chairman of the Board of Mitsubishi Canada Ltd. Worked diligently to promote Canada's trade with Pacific Rim nations. He has also laboured ceaselessly to effect a better cultural rapport between Canada and Japan through the Council for Canadian Unity and community groups in the Vancouver area.