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Melvin Goodes

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Melvin "Mel" Goodes is a Canadian businessman.

He is a graduate of Queen's University at Kingston, receiving his Bachelor of Commerce in 1957. In recent years,[when?] he has been an active member of the board of trustees and a benefactor of the university. Goodes donated a large amount toward the construction of a new home for the Queen's School of Business, which is named Goodes Hall in honor of his parents, Mary and Cedric Goodes.[1] He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.[2]

Goodes was the chief operating officer and president of Warner-Lambert Company from 1985 to 1991. He retired from his position as chairman and CEO of Warner-Lambert in 1999. During his tenure, he received the Drucker award for his "dramatic turnaround of the global pharmaceutical and consumer products company".[3]

Since 1994, Goodes was a director of Ameritech Corporation and was a member of the finance committee, the executive committee and the chairman for the nominating committee. In 1987, Goodes was a director for Unisys Corporation and a member of its corporate governance and compensation committee until he retired in February 2004.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Goodes Hall". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Melvin Goodes". Harvard Business School. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Melvin Goodes Receives Drucker Award". Business Wire. 16 April 1999. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Executive Profile: Melvin R. Goodes", Bloomberg Newsweek, 2014