Member of the Order of Canada
- Awarded on: April 20, 1989
- Invested on: October 18, 1989
His successful completion of a number of major projects in Montreal and the Montparnasse Tower in Paris earned this civil engineer the reputation as North America's specialist in high rise construction and the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sefri, an international construction company. His imaginative large-scale residential and commercial projects have presented Canadian technology and expertise to many countries and have contributed immensely to our image abroad.