Dave Nichol
Canadian businessman
David Alexander Nichol (February 9, 1940 – September 22, 2013) was a Canadian businessman and product marketing expert. As head of product development and eventually president of Loblaws Supermarkets, Nichol introduced the President's Choice store branded lines of products in the 1970s that propelled Loblaws from a struggling supermarket chain to an industry leader. For a time, as a pitchman for Loblaws, he became a recognizable Canadian business personality, largely due to his being featured in thirty-second commercials, and thirty-minute infomercials during the mid-1990s.
Early life
He was born in Chatham, Ontario.
Nichol's father was a railway station agent, so the family moved around frequently.
Nichol completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Western Ontario’s School of Business (1962). He completed a law degree at the University of British Columbia and a Masters in Law from Harvard.
While at UWO, his roommate was Galen Weston Sr., from one of the richest families in Canada. Nichol was the best man at Weston's wedding.
Career
Nichol's first job after Harvard was with McKinsey & Company's Toronto management consulting office.
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