Ned Goodman
Ned Goodman (85) passed on August 7, 2022. A geologist, he created a string of mining successes, including International Corona Resources and Kinross Gold. Together with business partner Austin Beutel, he formed Beutel, Goodman & Co. Ltd. in the 1960s, an independent Canadian investment manager that today holds $42 billion in assets under its control. He created the CMP Group in the 1980s, raising billions to finance exploration programs and develop various mining and petroleum companies. The PDAC named him Developer of the Year in 1989. He later formed the Dundee group of financial companies in the early 1990s, which today manages more than $100 billion in assets. Goodman was inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame in October 2012. Born in Montreal, his name lives on in many places, including Laurentian University’s Goodman School of Mines.
