Kenneth M. Dye

Kenneth Dye
Auditor General of Canada
In office
1981–1991
Preceded byMichael H. Rayner
Succeeded byDenis Desautels
Personal details
Born
Kenneth Malcolm Dye

(1936-01-16)January 16, 1936
DiedSeptember 5, 2023(2023-09-05) (aged 87)

Kenneth Malcolm Dye (January 16, 1936 – September 5, 2023) was a Canadian accountant and the Auditor General of Canada[1] from 1981 to 1991.

Early life

Dye was trained as a chartered accountant at Simon Fraser University, and articled as a clerk with the firm of Grant Thornton Chartered Accountants in British Columbia. He graduated with his MBA in 1971.

During his term as Auditor General, Dye reorganized the office to take advantage of new technologies, assisted the governments of China, Australia and Russia in developing their own government auditing bodies.

Upon leaving office in 1991, Dye served as president of the Worker's Compensation Board of BC.

From 2004 to 2013, Dye was senior vice-president of the Cowater Accountability Group, a subsidiary of Cowater International Inc. Dye was also the secretary and treasurer of Canadian Council on Smoking and Health (CCSH).

Dye died on September 5, 2023, at the age of 87.[2]

References

  1. ^ Butler, Don (Dec 9, 1981). "Auditor's calm style replaces angry tone of recent reports". Ottawa Citizen. p. 5. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  2. ^ "Kenneth Dye". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Remembering.ca.