Background
Currie, Richard James was born on October 4, 1937 in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. Son of Hugh O'Donnell and Agnes Coltart (Johnstone) Currie.
Currie, Richard James was born on October 4, 1937 in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. Son of Hugh O'Donnell and Agnes Coltart (Johnstone) Currie.
Bachelor in Engineering, Technology University Nova Scotia, 1960. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1970.
Process engineer, Atlantic Sugar Refineries, 1960-1963; refining superintendent, Atlantic Sugar Refineries, 1963-1968; senior associate, McKinsey & Company, 1970; vice president, Loblaws Companies Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1972-1974; executive vice president, Loblaws Companies Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1974-1976; president, Loblaws Companies Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from 1976; senior vice president, George Weston Ltd., Toronto, since 1986; also board directors, George Weston Ltd., Toronto. Chairman Food Marketing Institute, Washington. Chairman advisory board school of business administration U. Western Ontario.
Member of York, Rosedale Golf, Granite.
Married Elizabeth Royle, December 1, 1990. Children: Jennifer Lee, Bryn Margaret, Elizabeth Gay.