In 1974, he became president of Northern Telecom. In 1979, he became president and chief executive officer. He retired in 1984.[1]
Honoursedit
In 1980, he received an honorary doctorate from Concordia University.[2] In 1986, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition for bringing Northern Telecom "to the forefront of international technology as a major Canadian multinational".[3] In 1988, he was made a Member of the Order of Ontario.[4] Queen's University's Walter Light Hall is named in his honour.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcJonathan Chan (October 30, 2006). "Walter F. Light: A Retrospective".
^"Honorary Degree Citation - Walter Frederick Light* | Concordia University Archives". archives.concordia.ca. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
walter, frederick, light, oont, june, 1923, february, 1996, canadian, business, executive, born, 1923, june, 1923cobalt, ontariodiedfebruary, 1996, 1996, aged, known, forpresident, northern, telecomawardsorder, canadaorder, ontarioborn, cobalt, ontario, light,. Walter Frederick Light OC OOnt June 24 1923 February 24 1996 was a Canadian business executive Walter Frederick LightBorn 1923 06 24 June 24 1923Cobalt OntarioDiedFebruary 24 1996 1996 02 24 aged 72 Known forPresident of Northern TelecomAwardsOrder of CanadaOrder of OntarioBorn in Cobalt Ontario Light served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II After the war he received a degree in electrical engineering from Queen s University in 1949 He started working for Bell Canada eventually being promoted to the head of the engineering department 1 In 1974 he became president of Northern Telecom In 1979 he became president and chief executive officer He retired in 1984 1 Honours editIn 1980 he received an honorary doctorate from Concordia University 2 In 1986 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition for bringing Northern Telecom to the forefront of international technology as a major Canadian multinational 3 In 1988 he was made a Member of the Order of Ontario 4 Queen s University s Walter Light Hall is named in his honour 1 References edit a b c Jonathan Chan October 30 2006 Walter F Light A Retrospective Honorary Degree Citation Walter Frederick Light Concordia University Archives archives concordia ca Retrieved 2016 04 11 Order of Canada citation Order of Ontario citation Archived from the original on 2018 11 28 Retrieved 2010 08 03 nbsp This biography about a Canadian businessperson is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walter Frederick Light amp oldid 1169849418, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
