James Fleck

James Douglas Fleck, CC (born February 10, 1931), sometimes known as Jim Fleck, is a Canadian businessman, academic, and philanthropist.

Fleck was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on February 10, 1931 to Robert Douglas and Norma Marie Fleck.

He married Margaret Evelyn Fleck (née Humprhys) in 1953. They have four children—Robert, Ellen, David and Christopher, five grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. In 1982, Margaret was ordained as a priest in the Anglican Church of Canada and has had an active career as a minister and certified chaplain.

Fleck is interested in the arts, is a private collector, and in sports, particularly tennis.

Fleck was educated at the University of Toronto Schools. He earned a BA (Gold Medalist 1953) from the University of Western Ontario, where he received an entrance scholarship for best marks in mathematics and science. In 1964, he attended Harvard University as a Ford Foundation fellow. At Harvard, he was awarded a doctorate of business administration in finance (DBA 1964) with a doctoral thesis on the investment policies of Canadian life insurance companies. In June 2002, he was awarded a degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa by the University of Toronto and in September 2010, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Sacred Letters honoris causa (DSL) by the University of Trinity College.

Chairman and CEO of Fleck Manufacturing Inc., a company he founded in 1954, manufacturer of wire and cable, power cords and wiring assemblies for the appliance, automotive and electronic industries with plants in Canada, Mexico and the U.S.A., until it was acquired by Noma Industries Limited in August 1994.

He was chairman of ATI Technologies Inc until its acquisition by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. in 2006. He was also chairman of Alias Research Inc., 3D computer graphics software company, until it was acquired by Silicon Graphics Inc. in June 1995. Director and Executive Committee member of CUC Ltd., a large private cable TV company, until it was acquired by Shaw Cable in May 1995.

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