Peter Crossgrove, a mining industry stalwart, philanthropist and Sudbury native, died June 2.
Raised in the shadow of the Inco smelter in Copper Cliff, Crossgrove was highly regarded as an accomplished business leader and humanitarian, raising millions for Ontario healthcare and cancer care.
Crossgrove was involved in the mining industry for most of his professional career, having served on the board of Barrick Gold for 22 years, as CEO and vice-chair of Placer Dome, and was a founder of Masonite International, a door manufacturing company.
Most recently, Crossgrove served as a chairman of board for Toronto-based Excellon Resources, who revealed the news in a press release.
“Today, we mourn the passing of a great figure in Canadian mining," said Brendan Cahill, company president-CEO in a statement. "He was an entrepreneur who experienced success in many industries worldwide. He was a connector of people and ideas who asked for nothing in return. He was selfless in his work and fundraising for charitable causes. He was an exceptional mentor, for so many as well as myself. Our deepest condolences go to Peter's family and all of the people he touched over the years."
Crossgrove was a recipient of the Order of Canada, Order of Ontario, The Upper Canada Medal, Queens Golden Jubilee Medal and Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Crossgrove sat on 46 corporate business and mining boards, including Detour Gold, Lake Shore Gold, Pelangio Exploration and Dundee REIT , and 23 volunteer board positions in the not-for-profit sector.
As a member of the advisory board of the Goodman School of Mines at Laurentian University, Crossgrove was scheduled to receive an honourary doctorate at the spring convocation ceremonies in Sudbury, June 5.
Through his philanthropic and charitable endeavors, Crossgrove was said to have made a significant contribution toward improving medical research, medical education and patient care in Canada.
He worked for many years as chair of CARE International, chair of CARE Canada and was chair emeritus of Cancer Care Ontario. He was an honourary board member of the University Health Network.
Crossgrove held a bachelor of commerce from McGill University and Concordia and an MBA from the University of Western Ontario. He was a Sloan Fellow in the doctorate program at Harvard University.
His recently published memoirs, Boardroom Games, You’re Fired, became a best seller on Amazon.
