Melvin "Mel" Goodes was a Canadian businessman.
He graduated from Queen's University at Kingston, receiving his Bachelor of Commerce in 1957. In later years he was an active member of the board of trustees and a benefactor of the university. Goodes made a large donation toward the construction of a new home for the Queen's School of Business, which is named Goodes Hall in honor of his parents, Mary and Cedric Goodes. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
Goodes was the chief operating officer and president of Warner-Lambert Company from 1985 to 1991. He retired from his position as chairman and CEO of Warner-Lambert in 1999. During his tenure, he received the Drucker award for his "dramatic turnaround of the global pharmaceutical and consumer products company".
In 1994 Goodes became a director of Ameritech Corporation and was a member of the finance committee, the executive committee and the chairman for the nominating committee. In 1987, Goodes was a director for Unisys Corporation and a member of its corporate governance and compensation committee until he retired in February 2004. Goodes died on September 30, 2024.
References
- "Goodes Hall". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- "Melvin Goodes". Harvard Business School. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- "Melvin Goodes Receives Drucker Award". Business Wire. 16 April 1999. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- "Executive Profile: Melvin R. Goodes", Bloomberg Newsweek, 2014
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