Richard James Currie (born 1937) is a Canadian businessman.

Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, he received a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemistry degree from the Technical University of Nova Scotia in 1960 and a Masters of Business Administration degree from Harvard University in 1970.

In 1960, he joined Atlantic Sugar Refineries as a Process Engineer and was a Refining Superintendent from 1963 to 1968. In 1970, he became a Senior Associate at McKinsey & Co. In 1972, he joined Loblaws as a Vice-President, becoming Executive Vice-President in 1974, and President in 1976. In 1996, he was appointed President of Loblaws parent company, George Weston Ltd. and in 2002 was appointed Chairman of BCE Inc.

In 2003, he was appointed Chancellor of the University of New Brunswick.

He currently sits on the board of directors of Bell Canada Enterprises, CAE, and Petro-Canada.

In 1997, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Officer in 2004.

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