Background
Leech, James William was born on June 12, 1947 in St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada. Son of George Clarence and Mary Elizabeth (Gibson) Leech.
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James William Leech
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Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Physics with honours, Royal Military College Canada, 1964; Master of Business Administration, Queen's U., Canada, 1973.
Career
Executive assistant to president, Commerce Capital Corporation, Ltd., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1973-1974; vice president, Commerce Capital Corporation, Ltd., Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1974-1975; executive vice president, Commerce Capital Trust Company, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1976-1978; senior vice president, Eaton/Bay Finance Services Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1979; president, board directors, Unicorp Canada Corporation, Toronto, 1979-1988; president, Chief Executive Officer, board directors, Union Energy, Inc., Toronto, 1985-1993; president, Chief Executive Officer, board directors, Disys Corporation, Toronto, 1993-1996; vice chair, board directors, Kasten Chase Applied Research Ltd., Mississauga, Ontario, since 1996. Board directors Harris Steel Group, Inc., Winpak Ltd.
Achievements
Membership
Vice chairman advisory county school business Queens U., 1979-1983, chairman since 1998, mem.gen. county, 1978-1997, member investment committee board of trustees, 1980-1997, trustee, 1984-1996, member fund county, 1988-1997, chairman advisory county School Business, since 1997. Board directors, chairman, president, member Executive Committee Canada Stage Company, 1989-1994. Vice president, board directors Toronto Arts Council, since 1994, Toronto Hospital Foundation, since 1996.
Member World President Organisation, The National Club, Granite Club, Muskoka Lakes Golf and Country Club.
Connections
Children: JenniferHilton, Joanna Marjorie, James Andrew Douglas.
Awards
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D.I. McLeod scholar, 1971-1973. Seagram research fellow, 1983, Samuel Bronfman Foundation fellow, 1973, Transportation Development Agency fellow, 1972, Gold Medalist, Canadian Securities Course, 1974.D.I. McLeod scholar, 1971-1973. Seagram research fellow, 1983, Samuel Bronfman Foundation fellow, 1973, Transportation Development Agency fellow, 1972, Gold Medalist, Canadian Securities Course, 1974.