Background
Born in Holden, Alberta, the son of Robert Robertson Newall and Lillian Alice Sheldon, Newall was raised in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
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Ted Newall
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Education
He received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1958, and married Margaret Elizabeth Lick, 14 February 1959 in Toronto.
Career
He started working at DuPont Canada rising to become chairman, president and Chief Executive Officer by 1979. In 1991, he became Chief Executive Officer of NOVA Corporation. He was Chairman of the Board of Canadian Pacific Railway and has been a director of several major companies, including Alcan, Bachelor of Civil Engineering Incorporated., Bell Canada, Maple Leaf Foods, Royal Bank of Canada, and Methanex Corporation.
In 2001, he was inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame.
He has received honorary degrees from the University of Calgary, the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Regina and the University of Ottawa. From 1996 to 2001, he was chair of the University of Calgary"s Board of Governors.
He has eight grandchildren.
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Nationality
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Political Party
NOVA
Awards
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Officer of the Order of Canada Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.