John "Jake" Custance Kerr, (born September 21, 1944) is a Canadian business executive. He is the former chair and CEO of
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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 a
MBA from the
University of California, Berkeley in 1967.
He has been a member of the board of directors of
Scotiabank
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since 1999.
In 2002, he was made a Member of the
Order of Canada "for his ability to bring together diverse interests" and having "served as Canada's lead negotiator in international trade talks".
In 1997, he was awarded the
Order of British Columbia.
References
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1944 births
Living people
Members of the Order of British Columbia
Members of the Order of Canada
Businesspeople from Vancouver
University of British Columbia alumni
Haas School of Business alumni
Directors of Scotiabank
Canadian corporate directors
Canadian chief executives
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