Donald J. Smith

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Donald James Smith (March 23, 1924 – July 16, 2013)^[1] was a Canadian business leader, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He was president and CEO of the construction giant EllisDon Corporation and is widely recognized the landmark projects it was responsible for completing, as well as co-founding it. EllisDon now has over 2500 employees, bringing in over $3.5 billion in revenues annually.^[2]