Background
MACKENZIE, Maxwell was born on June 30, 1907 in Victoria, British Columbia Son of Hugh Mackenzie and Maud Weir.
MACKENZIE, Maxwell was born on June 30, 1907 in Victoria, British Columbia Son of Hugh Mackenzie and Maud Weir.
Trinity College School, McGill University.
Joined McDonald, Currie & Company, Chartered Accountants, Montreal, and admitted to Society of Chartered Accountants of Province of Quebec 1929. Became partner in firm 1935. Called to Foreign Exchange Control Board and transferred to Wartime Prices and Trade Board 1942, appointed Deputy Chair, of Board 1943.
Returned to McDonald, Currie & Company 1944.
Appointed; Deputy Minister of Trade and Commerce 1945-1951. Deputy Minister of Defence Production 1951-1952.
Executive Vice-President Canadian Chemical & Cellulose Company Limited. 1952-1954; President Canadian Chemical & Cellulose Company Limited.
59, Chemcell Limited. 1959-1963.
Chairman Finance Committee, Chemcell Limited. and Columbia Cellulose Company Limited. 1967-1968; Chairman Royal Commission, on Security 68. Director The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 1955-1977 (now Emeritus Director), Celanese Corporation of America 1959-1967, The Royal Trust Company 67, Canron Limited.
1961-1978, Imperial Life Assurance Company of Canada 1962-1975, Radio Corporation of America Victor Company Limited.
(name changed to Radio Corporation of America Limited. 1968) 1963-1976, Institute Multi-foods Corporation 1964-1977.
President North.B. Multiplex Corporation 1971-1976. President Montreal Joint Hospital Institute 1971-1973.
Director C. Doctorate. Howe Research Institute 1973-1979.
Chairman Commission, of Inquiry into the Marketing of Beef and Veal January 1975. Honorary Doctor of Laws (McGill University) 1973.
Of Royal Commission, on Taxation of Annuities and Family Corpns. 1944; Economics Council of Canada 1963-1971.
Married Jean Fairbaim in 1931.