Russell E. Harrison | |
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| Born | 31 May 1921 |
| Died | 5 January 2014 (aged 92) |
| Spouse |
Nancy Doreen Bell (m. 1944) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Service/ | Canadian Army |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Russell Edward Harrison (31 May 1921 – 5 January 2014) was a Canadian banker who served from 1973 to 1976 as president and from 1976 to 1985 as chairman of the board of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. After serving with the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion in World War II, Harrison joined the Canadian Bank of Commerce in November 1945 in Winnipeg. Beginning in 1953, Harrison held several managerial position with the Bank of Commerce in Ontario and Quebec, and after its merger with the Imperial Bank of Canada in June 1961, with the new Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. In 1969, Harrison was appointed an executive vice-president at the bank's head office in Toronto, and in 1970 was elected a director. In December 1973 he succeeded Jeffery Page Rein Wadsworth as the bank's president, and in December 1976 succeeded Wadsworth as chairman of the board. Harrison retired as chairman in January 1985. He died on 5 January 2014 at age 92.