William R. C. Blundell

William R. C. Blundell

William Richard Charles Blundell, O.C., P.Eng. (born 1927) is a Canadian businessman.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, he received a B.A.Sc. in 1949 from the University of Toronto. He joined General Electric Canada in 1949 eventually becoming Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1985 to 1990. He retired from GE Canada in 1991. [cite web|title=Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry|work=University of Toronto Press|url=http://utpress.utpress.utoronto.ca/cgi-bin/cw2w3.cgi?p=blake&t=86046&d=1326]

He was appointed to the Board of Directors of Manulife Financial in 1991. He was the interim President and Chief Executive Officer from 1993 to 1994. From 1994 to 1998, he was Chairman of the Board. In 2001, he was appointed interim President and CEO of Alcan Aluminium Limited. [cite web|title=Biographical Notes of William R.C. Blundell, Interim President and CEO of Alcan Aluminium Limited|work=Alcan|url=http://www.alcan.com/web/publishing.nsf/Content/Biographical+Notes+of+William+R.C.+Blundell,+Interim+President+and+CEO+of+Alcan+Aluminium+Limited]

In 1997, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. [ [http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=3726 Order of Canada citation] ]

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