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Donald Gordon, CC CMG (11 December 1901 – 2 May 1969) was a Scottish-Canadian businessman and the former President of the Canadian National Railways from.
Donald Gordon served as a Queen's Trustee from 1951 until his death in 1969.

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Donald Gordon was born in Scotland and came to Canada when he was quite young. Mr. Gordon got a job with the Bank of Nova Scotia in Toronto when he was only 15 and furthered his education first through night school classes and then in extension courses at Queen's. His drive and determination was noticed at the bank and he rose quickly to become the Assistant Chief Accountant and Assistant Manager of the Toronto Branch at the age of 30.

When the Bank of Canada was established in 1935, Donald Gordon was made Secretary and later Deputy Governor. From 1941-1947, he was Chairman of the War-Time Prices and Trade Board. He was also appointed Director of the Industrial Development Bank on its creation in 1944 and served as Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (now part of the World Bank). All of these positions had spread Gordon's fame as an able administrator, and earned him the appointment of Chairman and President of the Canadian National Railways. Mr. Gordon modernized the railways and brought stability to the company.

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Gordon DonaldVice President, Marketing & Contracts - Europe & Africa

Mr. Donald has over 20 years of experience in the offshore drilling industry. Prior to joining Northern, he served as the Business Development Director for Applied Drilling Technology International (ADTI). His career began with Santa Fe and continued through their legacy companies, GlobalSantaFe and Transocean. Mr. Donald was a part of the Santa Fe graduate development training program and worked in various roles such as Roughneck, Well Site Drilling Engineer, Drilling Supervisor and Senior Drilling Engineer before transferring his skills to marketing and business development. He has worked in various locations including Europe, United States, Southeast Asia and the Caribbean. Mr. Donald holds a B.Eng. (Hons) degree in Mechanical and Offshore Engineering from Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen. He is an active member of the Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain.

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