Gordon Cowperthwaite
Gordon H. Cowperthwaite († 1998 ) was a Canadian public accountant .
Life
Cowperthwaite studied at McGill University (Bachelor of Science), the University of Alberta (MBA) and Michigan State University (Ph.D.). He began his work as a chartered accountant in 1943 with Peat Marwick Mitchell (KPM) in London. During World War II he was a lieutenant in the British Army . In 1954 he moved to Toronto . From 1970 to 1980 he was a partner at KPM. From 1980 to 1982 he was chairman of the company. From 1977 to 1980 he was Chairman of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants . In 1978 he received an honorary doctorate from McGill University. Cowperthwaite was President of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) from 1980 to 1982 . In 1989 he received the ICAO Award of Outstanding Merit. In 1994 the Gordon H. Cowperthwaite Center (GHC Center) for Accounting Education was established at the University of Waterloo , where he was Professor of Accounting.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ ICAO Award of Outstanding Merit ( Memento of the original from May 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario website. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cowperthwaite, Gordon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cowperthwaite, Gordon H. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian Chartered Accountant |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1998 |