Paul McGill Beeston, CM (born June 20, 1945) is the former President and Chief Operating Officer of Major League Baseball and former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto Blue Jays. Membership in the Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Orders motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam which means they desire a better country. ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... MLB logo Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... The Toronto Blue Jays are a Major League Baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, notable for being the first team from outside the United States to win the World Series. ...

Born in Welland, Ontario, he earned a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from the University of Western Ontario in 1967. He obtained his Chartered Accountant designation in 1971 and worked for Coopers & Lybrand until 1976. He was the first employee of the Toronto Blue Jays joining in 1976. He became Vice President, Business Operations in 1977, Executive Vice President, Business in 1984, President and Chief Operating Officer in 1989, and President and Chief Executive Officer in 1991. From 1997 until 2002 he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Major League Baseball. Location of Welland in the Niagara Region Welland (2001 population 48,402) is a city on the Welland Canal in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada. ... The University of Western Ontario is located in London, Ontario, Canada. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the accounting profession, there is no competitive league table similar to MBA. As such, no accounting body can ethically claim to be the best in the world or equivalent to a MBA in the absence of a fair comparison. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1988, he was named a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario and was made a Member of the Order of Canada. 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Membership in the Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Orders motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam which means they desire a better country. ...

He was awarded an honourary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1994 and an honourary Doctor of Social Sciences from Niagara University in 2001. The University of Western Ontario is located in London, Ontario, Canada. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The Niagara University Logo. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

In 1998 he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Baseball Hall of Fame and in 2002 he was inducted in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, United States, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in North America, the display of baseball-related... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is located Canada. ...

He is married to Kaye and they have two children, Aimee and David.

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• "Paul Beeston". Global Business Forum. URL accessed on February 24, 2005.