Kenneth M. Dye
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Kenneth M. Dye | |
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| Auditor General of Canada | |
| In office 1981–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Michael H. Rayner |
| Succeeded by | Denis Desautels |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1936 |
Kenneth M. Dye, MBA (born 1936) was the Auditor General of Canada[1] from 1981-1991, under both the Trudeau and Mulroney administrations.
Trained as a chartered accountant at Simon Fraser University, and articled as a clerk with the firm of Grant Thornton Chartered Accountants, of British Columbia. He graduated with his MBA in 1971.
During his term as Auditor-General, Mr. Dye reorganized the office to take advantage of new technologies, assisted the governments of China, Australia and Russia in developing their own government auditing bodies.
In the fiscal year 1987-88 he recommended that the then-Canadian Commission in Hong Kong sell off previously-purchased debentures in the Aberdeen Marina Club. .
Upon leaving office in 1991, Mr. Dye served as president of the Worker's Compensation Board of BC.
From 2004 to 2013, Mr. Dye was senior vice-president of the Cowater Accountability Group, a subsidiary of Cowater International Inc. Mr. Dye is also the Secretary/Treasurer of Canadian Council on Smoking and Health (CCSH).
References
- ^ Butler, Don (Dec 9, 1981). "Auditor's calm style replaces angry tone of recent reports". Ottawa Citizen. p. 5. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
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