Ned Goodman (1937 – 7 August 2022) was a Canadian billionaire businessman, philanthropist, and a

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in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Goodman was the founder of

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. He graduated from

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with a

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in 1960. Goodman was appointed into the

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with the grade of member, one of Canada's highest civilian honours.

Early life and education

Ned Goodman was born in Montreal in 1937. He received a

degree in

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from

in 1960, and a

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from the

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in 1962.

Career

Goodman began his career working for

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, but was fired in 1960. After receiving his

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in 1962, he went into business. In 1967 he earned the designation of

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. He then co-founded Beutel, Goodman & Company, offering pension funds and private client investment advice. Goodman's geological training and business acumen nurtured and helped scale several mining companies toward success, most notably

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and International Corona. Goodman was the Chancellor of

from October 2007 until October 2015. In 2016, Goodman joined the board of Asante Gold.

Awards

Goodman received the 2012 Lifetime Management Achievement Award at the 32nd annual Management Achievement Awards. In 2012, Goodman was inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame. Goodman was awarded the 2016 ''Mining Journal'' Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2016, he was appointed to the

, one of 113 Canadians to be recognized with the country's highest civilian honors that year. He had been awarded two honorary doctorates and an honorary law degree.

Personal life

Goodman was married to Anita, and had four sons: Jonathan, David, Mark, and Daniel.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodman, Ned 1937 births 2022 deaths Canadian university and college chancellors Brock University Members of the Order of Canada McGill University Faculty of Science alumni University of Toronto alumni Businesspeople from Montreal