180:. The presidency came along with the title of chief operating officer. In August 1980, he gained the additional title of vice-chairman. In 1980, amid struggles at the bank, Fullerton attempted to a coup to seize Harrison's office. Ultimately, he failed to win the support of the board. Harrison punished Fullerton for his insubordination by stripping him of the chief operating officer role, and assigning him to work on strategic planning. However, by 1983, Harrison was enmeshed in the mess of the bank's loan to
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Fullerton was born in Vancouver on 7 June 1931 to Carman Gardiner Fullerton (1898–1967) and Mary Muriel Elderkin (1898–1980). He had two siblings, Margaret (1934–2022) and Carman Gardiner "Jim" (19??–1993). Fullerton attended Forest Hill Village High School in Toronto, then Trinity
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