David Michael Culver, CC OQ (December 5, 1924 – February 6, 2017) was a Canadian businessman and former chairman and CEO of Alcan Aluminum Limited from 1979 to 1989.
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| Born | David Michael Culver December 5, 1924 |
| Died | February 6, 2017 (aged 92) |
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Early life
editBorn in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Culver attended Selwyn House School[1] and Trinity College School.[2] He received a Bachelor of Science from McGill University in 1947, an MBA from Harvard University, and a Certificate from the Centre d'Études Industrielles in Geneva.
He was a first cousin once removed of Conrad Black; his father’s sister was the maternal grandmother of Black.[3]
Career
editCulver began working at Alcan in 1949, eventually rising to CEO in 1979. From 1986 to 1989, he was chairman of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives.
In 1989, he became a founding partner of CAI Private Equity, a firm specializing in leveraged buyouts, restructurings, acquisitions, and recapitalizations. He was a co-founder and Canadian chairman for 11 years of the Canada-Japan Business Committee. He was the chairman of iLiv Technologies Inc. (iLiv.com). He was a member of the Augusta National Golf Club.
Culver was the author, with Alan Freeman, of Expect Miracles: Recollections of a Lucky Life (McGIll-Queen's University Press 2014).
In 1983, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1988.[4] In 1990, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec. He also joined the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Grand Cordon, of Japan.[5] Additionally, in 1990, he was awarded Concordia University's John Molson School of Business Award of Distinction.
Death
editCulver died on February 6, 2017, aged 92.[6]
References
edit- ^ Selwyn House School | Obituary: David Culver '39
- ^ "David Culver was a devoted CEO who fought to preserve history". The Globe and Mail. 2017-02-23. Archived from the original on 2022-02-05.
- ^ Expect Miracles: Recollections of a Lucky Life
- ^ Office of the Governor General of Canada. Order of Canada citation. Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 26 May 2010
- ^ L'Harmattan web site (in French)
- ^ "Former Alcan CEO David Culver dies at age 92". Montreal Gazette. February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- "Mr. David M. Culver". Canadian Business Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 11, 2005.[permanent dead link]
- "National Order of Quebec citation". Gouvernement du Québec (in French). Retrieved April 11, 2005.
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