Peter Cowperthwaite Godsoe, Bachelor of Science, Master of Business Administration, OC OOnt is a Canadian businessman and former President, Chairman and Chief executive officer of the Bank of Nova Scotia from 1992 to 2003.
Education
Born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of J. Gerald "Gerry" and Margaret (Cowperthwaite) Godsoe, he graduated from the University of Toronto Schools before receiving a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Toronto and a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.
Career
He is also a Chartered accountant and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (post-nominal Farm Credit Administration). He joined the Bank of Nova Scotia in 1966 as a bank teller. He was the Chancellor of the University of Western Ontario from 1996 to 2000.
In 2002, he was inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame.
He has received honorary degrees from University of King"s College (1993), Concordia University (1995), University of Western Ontario (2001), and Dalhousie University (2004).
Membership
He is a member of the board of directors of multiple corporations, and serves as the Chairman of Fairmont Hotels and Resorts and Sobeys.