'Alexander Charles Baillie',
OC,
BA,
MBA (born
1939) is the former
CEO of
TD Bank Financial Group; he served in this role until December, 2002.
He is also the current
Chancellor of
Queen's University. He was appointed as the 12th Chancellor of the university on
July 1,
2002. He has four children, all of whom graduated from Queen's.
Born in
1939, Baillie grew up in
Orillia,
Ontario, and attended
Trinity College at the
University of Toronto, where he studied Honours
Political Science and
Economics. He graduated with a B.A. in
1962, and then moved on to
Harvard for graduate studies. Baillie earned his
M.B.A. from
Harvard Business School, and then entered into a highly successful career in
finance. He began working for the Toronto-Dominion Bank in
1964, and eventually became that company's CEO in
1997.
Baillie is noted as an avid
birdwatcher, outdoorsman, and
history buff, who enjoys enjoys travelling and
collecting antiquarian books. He has been an active member of the community, and holds several important positions. He is President of The
Art Gallery of Ontario, Honorary Chair of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Honorary Campaign Chair of the
Shaw Festival, Campaign Co-Chair for the Nature Conservancy, and was the Chair of the
United Way of Greater Toronto Campaign 2000. In addition to his work with these educational and cultural organizations, Charles currently serves on the Board of Directors of
TELUS,
Dana Corporation,
Ballard Power Systems,
Canadian National Railway Company and
George Weston Limited.
In 2006, he was made an Officer of the
Order of Canada.
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References
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article from Globeinvestor.com
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biography from Queen's University site