Gordon Nixon began his career in 1979 at Dominion Securities in Toronto and worked in global markets, investment banking and in 1986 transferred to Tokyo to assume responsibility for the firm's operations in Japan.
12 Facts About Gordon Nixon
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Dominion Securities was acquired by Royal Bank of Canada in 1987 and Gordon Nixon returned to Toronto in 1989 as a managing director of the Investment Banking Division and in 1995 was appointed head of Global Investment Banking.
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In 1999, Gordon Nixon became chief executive officer of RBC Capital Markets and a member of Royal Bank's executive committee.
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Gordon Nixon was appointed president of Royal Bank of Canada on April 1,2001, and chief executive officer on August 1,2001, succeeding John Cleghorn in both capacities.
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At the age of 44 when he was appointed chief executive, Gordon Nixon became the youngest person to ever to head a major Canadian bank.
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In September 2004, Gordon Nixon initiated a major restructuring of RBC.
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Gordon Nixon is past chairman of MaRS, a not-for-profit organization that connects science, business and capital, he is a director of the Art Gallery of Ontario.
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Gordon Nixon is past chairman of the Canadian Council of chief executives, the premier's Jobs and Prosperity Council and has served as a director of a number of organizations in the arts, health care and education.
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Gordon Nixon has been awarded the Order of Canada and the Order of Ontario and is an inductee into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame and the Investment Industry Hall of Fame.
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Gordon Nixon is a recipient of Canada's Outstanding CEO of the Year Award, the Canadian Business Leader Award, and has been included on both Barron's list of the World's Best CEO's and Bloomberg's list of the World's Most Influential People.
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Gordon Nixon is a recipient of Golf Canada's 2019 Legacy Award and was inducted into the Queen's University Rugby Hall of Fame.
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Gordon Nixon is married to Janet Nixon and has three children.