Donald Walker

Donald Walker serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Magna, where he previously served as Co-Chief Executive Officer (2005-2010) and President and Chief Executive Officer (1994-2001). He was formerly the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Intier Automotive Inc., one of Magna’s former “spinco” public subsidiaries. Prior to joining Magna in 1987, Mr. Walker spent seven years at General Motors in various engineering and manufacturing positions. He is a founding member of the Yves Landry Foundation, which promotes the value of technical education, and is currently the Chair (since October 2011, previously Co-Chair since 2002) of the Canadian Automotive Partnership Council (CAPC) with the Canadian federal and provincial governments, which serves to identify both short and long-term priorities to help ensure the future health of the automotive industry in Canada. Mr. Walker is also the past Chairman of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association (APMA).

Don was Waterloo’s first alumnus to be named as one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 in the program’s inaugural year in 1995. He graduated in 1980 with a Bachelors in Applied Sciences in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo. Don was honoured by his alma mater in 1997 with the Alumni Achievement Medal from Waterloo Engineering.