Lawrence Heisey

William Lawrence Heisey, O.C., M.B.A. (born 1930) is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He was president and chairman of Harlequin Enterprises Limited.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, he went to Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute class of 1948, before receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Trinity College and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School. He joined Procter & Gamble in 1954 and left in 1967 to serve as executive Vice President in Sales for Standard Broadcasting. From 1971 to 1982, he was President of Harlequin Enterprises Limited. From 1982 to 1990, he served as Chairman. He served as a director for Aetna Life Insurance Co. of Canada, Business Depot Ltd., and Staples Inc.

He has been active in many different organizations. He has been involved with the Toronto French School where he was a Director from 1966 to 1973, Chairman from 1967 to 1971, and Foundation Trustee from 1978 to 1982. He was a Governor of the Banff Centre from 1982 to 1988. He was a member of the Board of Governors of York University from 1985 to 1997. He was a Director of the Canadian Opera Company from 1984 to 1986. He was a member of the Advisory Board of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. He was president of the National Ballet School Foundation.

In 1994, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition for being a "leader in Canadian business and philanthropy".

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