Background
McIvor, Donald Kenneth was born on April 12, 1928 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Kenneth MacIver and Nellie Beatrice (Rutherford) McIvor.
McIvor, Donald Kenneth was born on April 12, 1928 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Kenneth MacIver and Nellie Beatrice (Rutherford) McIvor.
Bachelor of Science with honors in Geology, University Manitoba, 1950. Postgraduate, National Defense College, 1973.
Joined Imperial Oil from university as geophysical trainee, Alberta. Various operational and research positions in exploration, Imperial and affiliated companies 1950-1958; various positions, including Assistant to Exploration Manager, Supervisor, Exploration Planning, and Manager Exploration Research, Calgary 1958-1968.
Assignments, Angola and France, Standard Oil of New Jersey evaluation teams.
One year with Jersey Production Research Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America. Assistant Manager, later Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Imperial Oil, Toronto 1968-1969.
Exploration Manager Imperial Oil 1970. National Defence College 1972-1973.
Senior Vice-President and Director Imperial Oil 1973-1975, Executive Vice President 1975.
Vice-President Exxon Corporation with responsibility for Oil and Gas exploration and production 1977-1981, Director and Senior Vice-President Exxon Corporation, New York since 1985. Deputy Chair, and Director Imperial Oil Limited. 1981-1982, Chair, and Chief Executive Officer 1982-1985.
Director Royal Bank of Canada, Montreal since 1982, Business Council on National Issues, Toronto Symphony, Communicative Disorders Howe Institute.
Member Canada Society Petroleum Geologists, American Petroleum Institute.
Children: Gordon, Deborah, Duncan, Donald, Daniel.