He has received honorary doctorates from McGill University and Bishop's University
He graduated from Harvard Business School in 1966 with an MBA
He received a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering in 1962 from McGill University
He worked at L'Air Liquide as a designer for gas liquefaction plants and on Wall Street as an investor for three years
Quote: "I guess you wouldn't think of someone with a chemical engineering background to end up in the movie world․ But life can take you down these wonderful paths․"
He founded Allied Filmmakers in 1985 as an affiliate of the Pathé production company
In 1977, he founded Goldcrest Films with fellow producer David Puttnam