Past Recipients

Albert D. Cohen, O.C.

Albert D. Cohen, O.C.

1984

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gendis Inc.
Winnipeg, Canada

Paul Desmarais, C.C.

Paul Desmarais, C.C.

1985

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Power Corporation
Montreal, Canada

Jim Pattison, O.C.

Jim Pattison, O.C.

1986

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Pattison Group of Companies
Vancouver, Canada

Akio Morita

Akio Morita

1987

Honourary Chairman
and Co-Founder of Sony Corporation
Tokyo, Japan

Ross Perot

Ross Perot

1988

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Ross Perot Group
Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.

Sir John Egan

Sir John Egan

1989

Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jaguar, plc
London, England

Ronald Southern, C.M., M.B.E.

Ronald Southern, C.M., M.B.E.

1990

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of ATCO Ltd., and Chairman of Canadian Utilities Limited
Calgary, Canada

Thomas J. Bata, C.C.

Thomas J. Bata, C.C.

1991

Chairman, Bata Limited
Toronto, Canada

George A. Cohon, O.C.

George A. Cohon, O.C.

1992

Former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Limited
Toronto, Canada

Dwayne O. Andreas

Dwayne O. Andreas

1993

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Archer Daniels Midland Company
Decatur, Illinois, U.S.A.

Roberto C. Goizueta

Roberto C. Goizueta

1994

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer The Coca-Cola Company
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.

Richard Branson

Richard Branson

1995

Founder and Chairman of the Virgin Group of Companies
London, England
Israel Asper, O.C., Q.C.

Israel Asper, O.C., Q.C.

1997

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer CanWest Global Communications Corp.
Winnipeg, Canada
Laurent Beaudoin C.C., O.Q.

Laurent Beaudoin C.C., O.Q.

1998

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bombardier Inc.
Montreal, Canada
Isadore Sharp, O.C.

Isadore Sharp, O.C.

1999

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Toronto, Canada

Li Ka-shing

Li Ka-shing

2000

Chairman, Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited, and Hutchison Whampoa Limited
Hong Kong
Edward Rogers, O.C.

Edward Rogers, O.C.

2001

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rogers Communications Inc.
Toronto, Canada
Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart

2002

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.
New York, NY, U.S.A.
Heather Reisman

Heather Reisman

2003

President & Chief Executive Officer, Indigo Books and Music Inc. and
Gerald W. Schwartz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Onex Corporation
Toronto, Canada
Howard Schultz

Howard Schultz

2004

Chairman and Chief Global Strategist Starbucks Coffee Company
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
Stephen A. Jarislowsky

Stephen A. Jarislowsky

2005

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jarislowsky Fraser & Company Ltd.
Montreal, Canada
Dame Anita Roddick

Dame Anita Roddick

2006

Founder, The Body Shop
London, England
Dominic D'Alessandro

Dominic D'Alessandro

2007

President and Chief Executive Officer, Manulife Financial
Toronto, Canada
Peter Munk

Peter Munk

2008

Founder and Chairman, Barrick Gold Corporation,
Canada
Jim Balsillie

Jim Balsillie

2009

Co-CEO Research In Motion,
Canada
N. Murray Edwards

N. Murray Edwards

2010

President,
Edco Financial Holdings Ltd.,
Canada
Jim Sinegal

Jim Sinegal

2011

CEO and Co-Founder, Costco Wholesale Corporation
Stu Clark

Stu Clark

2012

Philanthropist and
Entrepreneur
Linda Hasenfratz

Linda Hasenfratz

2014

CEO
Linamar Corporation
David Thomson

David Thomson

2015

Co-Chairman
The Woodbridge Company
V. Prem Watsa

V. Prem Watsa

2016

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Fairfax Financial Holdings
David Foster

David Foster

2017

Chairman and Founder David Foster Foundation
Arriana Huffington

Arriana Huffington

2018

CEO and Founder, Thirve Global
Founder, The Huffington Post
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