Lawrence Heisey
William Lawrence Heisey, OC (May 29, 1930 – May 28, 2009) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He was president and chairman of Harlequin Enterprises Limited.Born in Toronto, Ontario, he went to Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute class of 1948, before receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Trinity College and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School. He joined Procter & Gamble in 1954 and left in 1967 to serve as executive Vice President in Sales for Standard Broadcasting. From 1971 to 1982, he was President of Harlequin Enterprises Limited. From 1982 to 1990 he served as Chairman. He served as a director for Aetna Life Insurance Co. of Canada, Business Depot Ltd., and Staples Inc.He was active in many different organizations. He was involved with the Toronto French School where he was a Director from 1966 to 1973, Chairman from 1967 to 1971, and Foundation Trustee from 1978 to 1982. He was a Governor of the Banff Centre from 1982 to 1988. He was a member of the Board of Governors of York University from 1985 to 1997. He was a Director of the Canadian Opera Company from 1984 to 1986. He was a member of the Advisory Board of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. He was president of the National Ballet School Foundation. He and his wife Ann made a major financial contribution to fund a new production of the The Nutcracker by the The National Ballet of Canada in 1995.In 1994, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition for being a "leader in Canadian business and philanthropy".He and his wife Ann Heisey donated a Vincent van Gogh painting called "A woman with a spade, seen from behind" c 1885 to the Art Gallery of Ontario in 1997
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| Birth date | May 29, 1930 |
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| Date of death | May 28, 2009 |
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