John A. MacNaughton
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John Alan MacNaughton CM (6 March 1945 – 15 February 2013) was a Canadian investment dealer. He was the chairman of the Business Development Bank of Canada and was the founding president and CEO of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.[1]
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| Born | 6 March 1945 |
| Died | 15 February 2013 (aged 67) |
| Education | University of Western Ontario (BA 1967) |
| Spouse |
Gail McKinnon (m. 1973) |
Biography
MacNaughton was born in Exeter, Ontario to Charles Steel MacNaughton (1911–1987) and Adeline Myrtle Willard Fulcher (1913–1997).
He left to study at the University of Western Ontario.[2] MacNaughton was the chairman of the Business Development Bank of Canada and of the CNSX stock exchange. He was a director of Nortel Networks Corporation and Nortel Networks Limited. He was the chair of the Independent Nominating Committee of the new Canada Employment Insurance Financing Board.[3]
He served as president and CEO of Burns Fry from 1989 to 1994 and president of Nesbitt Burns from 1994 to 1999. MacNaughton was also a director for TransCanada Corp.[4]
He was the founding president and CEO of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board from 1999 to 2005.
He was also a member of the Trilateral Commission[5]
In 2004, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada for his "outstanding leadership in the financial services industry as well as in the voluntary and public sectors".[6]
Death
MacNaughton died on February 15, 2013, at the age of 67 after a lengthy battle with cancer.[7]
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