John Alan MacNaughton, (March 6, 1945 – February 15, 2013) was a Canadian investment banker. He was the

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of the

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and was the founding president and

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of the

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Biography

MacNaughton was born and raised in

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, until he left to study at the University of Western Ontario. MacNaughton was the

of the

and of the CNSX stock exchange. He was a director of

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Networks Corporation and Nortel Networks Limited. He was the chair of the Independent Nominating Committee of the new Canada Employment Insurance Financing Board. 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. He was the founding president and

of the

from 1999 to 2005. He was also a member of the

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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".

Death

MacNaughton died on February 15, 2013 at the age of 67 after a lengthy battle with cancer.

References

1945 births 2013 deaths Canadian chairpersons of corporations Canadian corporate directors Canadian financiers CPP Investment Board people Directors of Nortel Members of the Order of Canada {{Canada-gov-bio-stub