Donald G. Willmot

Who was Donald G. Willmot?

Donald Gilpin "Bud" Willmot was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and owner of the Kinghaven Farms thoroughbred horse racing stable.

Willmot was the President and CEO of Anthes Imperial Co. Ltd., a diversified Canadian public company he joined in 1949 that owned a number of businesses including those involved in construction equipment rental, steel materials, office furniture and supplies, and public warehousing. The company would be acquired by Molson Industries, Ltd. in 1968. Willmot was appointed Chairman of Molson and oversaw a series of successful acquisitions in the early 1970s.

In his 1975 landmark book, The Canadian Establishment, author Peter Newman quoted Willmot's opposition to the Federal Government's plan to create the Canada Pension Plan stating that it was a threat to Canada's free enterprise system.