Larry Clarke

Larry Clarke

Larry Denman Clarke (born June 12, 1925) is a Canadian businessman and the founder, president, chief executive officer, and chairman of SPAR Aerospace Limited, the designer of the Canadarm.

He is a founding Director of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.

From 1987 to 1991, he was the Chancellor of York University.

In 1988, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

Mr Clarke was awarded the Canadian Space Agency's Chapman Award for 2004 for "his remarkable contribution to the advancement of the Canadian Space Program".


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