Barrick Gold Founder, Canadian Entrepreneur Peter Munk Dies at Age 90

Barrick Gold Founder, Canadian Entrepreneur Peter Munk Dies at Age 90
Barrick Gold reported founder Peter Munk, seen here on Dec. 4, 2013, died peacefully in Toronto on March 28. He was 90. The Canadian Press/Mark Blinch
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TORONTO—Barrick Gold Corp.’s visionary founder Peter Munk, a man of lofty global ambitions who fulfilled them like few others, died on March 28 at the age of 90.

He racked up an impressive series of accomplishments in everything from custom stereos to tropical resorts, and established himself as one of Canada’s great entrepreneurs.