Melvin Goodes

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Melvin "Mel" Goodes was a Canadian businessman.

He graduated fromf Queen's University at Kingston, receiving his Bachelor of Commerce in 1957. In later years[ when? ] he was an active member of the board of trustees and a benefactor of the university. Goodes made a large donation toward the construction of a new home for the Queen's School of Business, which is named Goodes Hall in honor of his parents, Mary and Cedric Goodes. [1] He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. [2]

Goodes was the chief operating officer and president of Warner-Lambert Company from 1985 to 1991. He retired from his position as chairman and CEO of Warner-Lambert in 1999. During his tenure, he received the Drucker award for his "dramatic turnaround of the global pharmaceutical and consumer products company". [3]

In 1994 Goodes became a director of Ameritech Corporation and was a member of the finance committee, the executive committee and the chairman for the nominating committee. In 1987, Goodes was a director for Unisys Corporation and a member of its corporate governance and compensation committee until he retired in February 2004. [4] Goodes died on September 30, 2024.

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References

  1. ↑ "Goodes Hall". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Melvin Goodes". Harvard Business School. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Melvin Goodes Receives Drucker Award". Business Wire. 16 April 1999. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  4. ↑ "Executive Profile: Melvin R. Goodes", Bloomberg Newsweek, 2014


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