- Melvin Goodes
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Melvin "Mel" Goodes is a Canadian businessman.
He is a graduate of Queen's University, receiving his Bachelor of Commerce in 1957. In recent years he has been an active member of the Board of Trustees, and benefactor of the University. Goodes donated a large amount toward the construction of a new home for the Queen's School of Business, which is named Goodes Hall in honor of Mel's parents, Mary and Cedric Goodes.[1]
Goodes retired from his position as Chairman and CEO of Warner-Lambert Company in 1999. During his tenure he received the Drucker award for his "dramatic turnaround of the global pharmaceutical and consumer products company"[2] He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.[3]
References
- ^ Goodes Hall Queen's University, retrieved on 12 December 2010
- ^ Melvin Goodes Receives Drucker Award BusinessWire, 16 April 1999, retrieved on 12 December 2010
- ^ Melvin Goodes Harvard Business School database, retrieved on 12 December 2010
Categories:- Canadian businesspeople
- Queen's University alumni
- Canadian philanthropists
- University of Chicago Booth School of Business alumni
- Living people
- Canadian business biography stubs
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