Background
Gardiner was born in Toronto and educated at the University of Toronto ("39 Bachelor of Commerce) and Harvard University (Master of Business Administration).
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George Ryerson Gardiner
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Education
University of Toronto. Harvard University.
Career
George Gardiner began his career running a munitions factory during World World War II and later started his stock brokerage firm Gardiner Watson Limited which he sold to Dean Witter in 1983. He then opened the first discount brokerage firm in Canada which he sold to Territorial Decoration Bank in 1987. In 1990, Gardiner"s family endowed a chair in his name at the Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto, dedicated to enhancing the teaching of ethics in management.
The first holder of the George R. Gardiner Professorship in Business Ethics, Wesley Cragg was appointed in 1992, and was succeeded in 2007 by Andrew Crane.
Gardiner Farms
George Gardiner was a major figure in Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing. In the 1950s he established Gardiner farms, a breeding operation in Caledon East, Ontario.
He raced horses in Canada and the United States. In 2000, he was inducted in the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in the builders category.
Achievements
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He was also past president of the Toronto Stock Exchange, founder of Gardiner Oil and Gas Limited. and Scott"s Hospitality Incorporated. which acquired the Kentucky Fried Chicken rights for Canada in 1962. In 1989 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. Among his notable runners was Saint Vincent who raced in the United States. and who in 1955 set or equaled four course records, including a North American and World record, and was voted that year"s American Champion Male Turf Horse. In 1976, Gardiner won a Sovereign Award for Outstanding Owner.
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December 7, 1997 (aged 80)
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Officer of the Order of Canada Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.