Jake Kerr (businessman)
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Canadian businessman
Jake Kerr | |
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| Born | John Custance Kerr (1944年09月21日) September 21, 1944 (age 80) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | John Kerr |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Known for | Chair and CEO of Lignum |
| Awards | |
John "Jake" Custance Kerr, CM , OBC (born September 21, 1944) is a Canadian business executive. He is the former chair and CEO of Lignum Ltd., one of Canada's largest privately held forest product companies.
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he received a bachelor's degree from the University of British Columbia in 1965 and an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley in 1967.
He has been a member of the board of directors of Scotiabank since 1999.
In 2002, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada "for his ability to bring together diverse interests" and for having "served as Canada's lead negotiator in international trade talks".[1] In 1997, he was awarded the Order of British Columbia.
References
[edit ]- "Scotiabank biography" . Retrieved February 19, 2006.
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