Peter Godsoe
Peter Godsoe | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | University of Toronto Harvard School of Business |
Occupation | businessman |
Known for | President, Chairman and Chief executive officer of the Bank of Nova Scotia from 1992 to 2003 |
Spouse | Shelagh |
Children | Craig, Eden, Cynthia |
Awards | Order of Canada Order of Ontario |
Peter Cowperthwaite Godsoe, BSc, MBA, OC OOnt[1] (born May 2, 1938) is a Canadian businessman and former President, Chairman and Chief executive officer of the Bank of Nova Scotia from 1992 to 2003. He is a member of the board of directors of multiple corporations, and serves as the Chairman of Fairmont Hotels and Resorts and Sobeys.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of J. Gerald "Gerry" and Margaret (Cowperthwaite) Godsoe, he graduated from the University of Toronto Schools before receiving a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Toronto and a MBA from the Harvard Business School. He is also a Chartered accountant and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (post-nominal FCA). He joined the Bank of Nova Scotia in 1966 as a bank teller.
Godsoe was the Chancellor of the University of Western Ontario from 1996 to 2000. In 2001, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2002, he was inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame. In 2004, he was made an honorary Commander of the Order of Jamaica.
Godsoe has received honorary degrees from University of King's College (1993), Concordia University (1995), University of Western Ontario (2001), and Dalhousie University (2004).
References
- ^ "29 Appointees Named To Ontario's Highest Honour". Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration. 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
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- 1938 births
- Scotiabank presidents
- Businesspeople from Toronto
- Chancellors of the University of Western Ontario
- Harvard Business School alumni
- Living people
- Members of the Order of Ontario
- Officers of the Order of Canada
- Rogers Communications
- University of Toronto alumni
- Directors of Scotiabank
- Canadian corporate directors
- Canadian chairmen of corporations
- Canadian chief executives
- Members of the Order of Jamaica
- Directors of Onex Corporation