Tuesday 2 September 2014

Why we should listen to Sir Graham Day

The following was posted on WIKIPEDIA. Graham knows business. He knows government. And he knows Hantsport - he's lived here for at least 24 year. Let's hear what he has to say about Hantsport's options. 

Sir Judson Graham DayOC ONS CD QC (born 3 May 1933)[1] is a British-Canadian business executivelawyer and corporate director who now lives in HantsportNova Scotia.[2]
Born in HalifaxNova Scotia, he graduated from Dalhousie Law School with an LL.B. in 1959 and for a while appeared on Singalong Jubilee.[3] He was chairman and CEO of British Shipbuilders from 1983 to 1986, and chairman and CEO of the Rover Group from 1986 until 1991. He was chancellor of Dalhousie University from 1994 to 2001. He was chairman of Hydro One, but left following controversy over levels of executive and board compensation.[4] He is now counsel at Stewart McKelvey, an Atlantic Canadian law firm.[2]
Day has received a number of honours. He was knighted in 1989 by Queen Elizabeth II and was inducted into theCanadian Business Hall of Fame in 2006. Day was appointed a member of the Order of Nova Scotia by Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia Mayann Francis in 2011 [5] and an Officer of the Order of Canada by Governor General of Canada David Johnston in 2014.[6] He has received honorary degrees from Dalhousie University and several universities in the United Kingdom.[2][7]

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