J. Spencer Lanthier, CM

Order of Canada

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 (born December 17, 1940) is a chartered accountant

Chartered Accountant

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 and corporate director.

Born in Montreal

Montreal

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, Quebec

Quebec

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, Lanthier was educated at McGill University

McGill University

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. In 1960, he joined the accounting firm of Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. in Montreal rising to become partner in 1972. He worked as a Managing Partner in the London, Ontario office from 1977 to 1982, in the Ottawa office from 1982 to 1984, and the Toronto office from 1984 to 1989. From 1989 to 1993, he was Vice-Chairman of the Greater Toronto Area. From 1993 to 1999, he was Chairman and CEO of KPMG Peat Marwick Thorne

KPMG

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 (renamed to KPMG in 1996).

In 2001, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada

Bank of Canada

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. He has also served on the Board of Directors for Ellis-Don Inc., Emergis

Emergis

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 Inc., Gerdau AmeriSteel Inc., RONA

Rona (company)

Rona Inc. is a Canadian distributor and retailer of hardware, home improvement and gardening products. Rona was founded in 1939. Rona operates a network of some 700 stores and is the leading distributor and retailer in its market with approximately 51,594 employees. The Rona network represents...

 Inc., Torstar

Torstar

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 Corporation, TMX Group Inc., Canada Life Assurance Company,Biovail Inc and Zarlink Semiconductor Inc.

In 1999, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. In 1982, he was awarded F.C.A. by the Ontario Institute of Chartered Accountants.He received the Institute's award of Outstanding Merit in 2002.