Chairperson and chief executive officer of the Investors Group, he has had an impressive career in the business world. He continues to provide active and distinguished service to the Manitoba community, notably as chancellor of the University of Manitoba and as director of the St-Boniface General Hospital.This is a promotion within the Order.
Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 1987-06-29
Invested on: 1987-10-28
A lawyer and financial executive, this Winnipeg resident is President and Chief Executive Officer of Investors Group Inc., former Chairman of the Royal Commission on Northern Transportation and current Chairman of the Transportation Industry Advisory Committee. Active in his community, he is a former Chairman of the Winnipeg Community Chest and is presently Chairman of the Board of St. Paul's College, Chairman of the Winnipeg Art Gallery Foundation and a Director of the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews.