Jake Kerr (businessman)

John (Jake) Custance Kerr, CM OBC (born September 21, 1944) is a Canadian executive. He is the former chair and CEO of Lignum Ltd., one of Canada’s largest privately held forest product companies.

John (Jake) Custance Kerr
Born (1944-09-21) September 21, 1944
Known forChair and CEO of Lignum Ltd.
AwardsOrder of Canada
Order of British Columbia

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia in 1965 and a MBA from the University of California, Berkeley in 1967.

Since 1999, he is a member of the board of directors of Scotiabank.

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".[1] In 1997, he was awarded the Order of British Columbia.

References

  • "Scotiabank biography". Retrieved February 19, 2006.


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