Background
Wilder, William Price was born on September 26, 1922 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of William Edward and Marjorie M. (Murray) Wilder.
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William Price Wilder
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B. Comm., McGill University, 1946; Master of Business Administration, Harvard, 1950.
Career
With, Wood Gundy Securities Ltd. (now Wood Gundy Ltd.), Toronto, 1946-1972;
executive assistant to directors, Wood Gundy Securities Ltd. (now Wood Gundy Ltd.), 1958-1961;
director, Wood Gundy Securities Ltd.
(now Wood Gundy Ltd.), 1961-1972;
executive vice president, Wood Gundy Securities Ltd. (now Wood Gundy Ltd.), 1961-1967;
president, Wood Gundy Securities Ltd. (now Wood Gundy Ltd.), 1967-1972;
chairman, chief Executive officer, Canadian Arctic Gas Pipeline Ltd., 1972-1977;
executive vice president, Gulf Canada Ltd., Toronto, 1977-1979;
president, chief Executive officer, Hiram Walker Resources, Ltd.
(and predecessor Hiram Walker-Consumers Home Ltd.), Toronto, 1979-1982;
deputy chairman, Hiram Walker Resources, Ltd. (and predecessor Hiram Walker-Consumers Home Ltd.), Toronto, 1982-1984;
chairman, Consumers Gas Company Ltd., 1981-1987. Director John Labatt Ltd., Canada Life Assurance Company, Maclean-Hunter Ltd., Royal Bank Canada, Sand Technology Systems (Canada) Ltd., Scurry Rainbow Oil Ltd., Hiram Walker Resources Ltd., Sears Canada Inc., United Corps.
Ltd., Budd Canada Inc., NIM Management Ltd., Hiram Walker Gooderham & Worts Ltd., Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe Precious Metals Inc., Noranda Inc., Canada Development Corporation.
Achievements
Membership
Member executive and advisory committees School Business Administration, U. Western Ontario Served to Lieutenant Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve, 1941-1944. Member Alpha Delta Phi.
Connections
Married Judith Ryrie Bickle, September 18, 1953. Children: Martha H., William E., Thomas B., Andrew M.
