Melvin "Mel" Goodes is a Canadian businessman.
He is a graduate of Queen's University at Kingston, receiving his Bachelor of Commerce in 1957. In recent years, he has been an active member of the board of trustees and a benefactor of the university. Goodes donated a large amount toward the construction of a new home for the Queen's School of Business, which is named Goodes Hall in honor of his parents, Mary and Cedric Goodes.[1] He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.[2]
Goodes was the chief operating officer and president of Warner-Lambert Company from 1985 to 1991. He retired from his position as chairman and CEO of Warner-Lambert in 1999. During his tenure, he received the Drucker award for his "dramatic turnaround of the global pharmaceutical and consumer products company".[3]
Since 1994, Goodes was a director of Ameritech Corporation and was a member of the finance committee, the executive committee and the chairman for the nominating committee. In 1987, Goodes was a director for Unisys Corporation and a member of its corporate governance and compensation committee until he retired in February 2004.[4]