Sir Graham Day OC ONS CD KC | |
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| Born | Judson Graham Day (1933-05-03)3 May 1933 (age 91) |
| Nationality | British-Canadian |
| Alma mater | Dalhousie Law School |
| Occupation | Counsel atStewart McKelvey |
Sir Judson Graham Day,OC ONS CD KC (born 3 May 1933)[1] is a British-Canadianbusiness executive,lawyer and corporate director who now lives inHantsport,Nova Scotia.[2]
Born inHalifax,Nova Scotia, he graduated fromDalhousie Law School with an LL.B. in 1956 and for a while appeared onSingalong Jubilee.[3]
He was chairman and CEO ofBritish Shipbuilders from 1983 to 1986, and chairman and CEO of theAustin Rover Group from 1986 until 1991. From 1989 to 1993 he was chairman ofCadbury Schweppes, between its last two family chairmen,Sir Adrian Cadbury andSir Dominic Cadbury.[4] He was chancellor ofDalhousie University from 1994 to 2001. He was chairman ofHydro One, but left following controversy over levels of executive and board compensation.[5] He is now counsel atStewart McKelvey, an Atlantic Canadian law firm.[2]
Day has received a number of honours. He wasknighted in 1989 by QueenElizabeth II and was inducted into theCanadian Business Hall of Fame in 2006. Day was appointed a member of theOrder of Nova Scotia byLieutenant Governor of Nova ScotiaMayann Francis in 2011[6] and an Officer of theOrder of Canada byGovernor General of CanadaDavid Johnston in 2014.[7] He has received honorary degrees from Dalhousie University and several universities in the United Kingdom.[2][8]
Sir Graham Day, former company chairman, 78
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| Preceded by | Chancellor ofDalhousie University 1994–2001 | Succeeded by |
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