Gordon Frederick MacFarlane

Background

MacFarlane, Gordon Frederick was born on September 21, 1925 in Victoria, B.C., Canada. Son of Frederick Randolph and Nora Margaret (La Fortune) MacF.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, U. B.C., 1950; honorary law degree, U. B.C., 1991.

Career

Chief engineer, director plant services, B.C. Telephone Сompany, Vancouver, 1966-1967; vice president operations, B.C. Telephone Сompany, Vancouver, 1967-1970; vice president corporation development, B.C. Telephone Сompany, Vancouver, 1970-1976; vice president administrator, B.C. Telephone Сompany, Vancouver, 1976; president, chief executive officer, GTE Automatic Elec., Brockville, Ontario, Canada, 1976-1977; chairman, chief Executive officer, B.C. Telephone Сompany, Burnaby, 1977-1990. Chairman B.C. Telephone Сompany. Board directors Air Canada, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Fletcher Challenge Canada Ltd., B.C. Gas Inc., Trans Mountain Pipe Line Limited company, Minnesota Public Radio Teltech Ltd.

Achievements

• Gordon Frederick MacFarlane has been listed as a noteworthy Telephone company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee B.C. Advanced Systems Foundation, Advanced Systems Institute. Member U.B.C. Campaign Leadership Committee. Member Premier's Economics Advisory Council, Science.Coun.

Award Committee Served with Royal Canadian Air Force, 1943-1946. Member Association Professional Engineers of B.C. (Resident Advisor McLachlan Memorial award 1989), Telephone Pioneers American.

Connections

Married Hazel Louise Major, June 1946. Children: Michael Gordon, Ann L. MacFarlane Patterson, Katherine M. MacFarlane Bernard.

Father:

Frederick Randolph MacF.

Mother:

Nora Margaret (La Fortune) MacF.

Spouse:

Hazel Louise Major

child:

Ann L. MacFarlane Patterson MacFarlane

child:

Katherine M. MacFarlane Bernard MacFarlane

child:

Michael Gordon MacFarlane