birth_place awards birth_date article_title name occupation
montreal , quebec order of canada order of ontario 13 august 1928 william dimma
 william andrew dimma business executive
william dimma

william andrew dimma , -lrb- born august 13 .
1928 -rrb- is a canadian businessperson and corporate director .
born in montreal , quebec , dimma received a bachelor of applied science degree from the university of toronto in 1948 , a master of business administration degree from york university in 1969 and a doctor of business administration from harvard university in 1973 .
from 1974 to 1976 , he was a professor and dean of the faculty of administrative studies at york university .
he was president of torstar corporation and toronto star newspapers ltd. from 1976 to 1978 .
in 1979 , joined a.e. lepage ltd. as president and chief executive officer .
he was a member of the board of governors of york university from 1976 to 1997 and was chairman from 1992 to 1997 .
he has served on 90 boards of directors .
he is the author of `` excellence in the boardroom : best practices in corporate directorship '' .
in 1996 , he was made a member of the order of canada .
in 1999 , he was made a fellow of the institute of corporate directors .
in 2000 , he was made a member of the order of ontario .
