PETER MUNK


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  • Born: November 8, 1927
  • Died: March 28, 2018
  • Nationality: Canadian
  • Profession: CEO Barrick Gold

Peter Munk CC was a Hungarian-born Canadian businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He was the founder and chief executive officer of a number of high-profile business ventures, including the hi-fi electronics company Clairtone, real estate company Trizec Properties, and Barrick Gold, the world's largest gold-mining corporation. The Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto and the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre at the Toronto General Hospital are named for him.