David Gilmour

David Harrison Gilmour (November 5, 1931 – June 11, 2023) was a Canadian businessman and investor. He was the founder of Fiji Water. Gilmour founded Wakaya Perfection in 2011, a multi-level marketing nutrition company.

Early life David Harrison Gilmour was born in Winnipeg on November 5, 1931, and grew up in Toronto. His father was Adam Gilmour, an investment banker, and his mother was Doris Godson Gilmour, an opera singer. He then founded TrizecHahn, a real estate firm. In 1996, he co-founded Fiji Water with Peter Munk, after he found an aquifer in Yaqara Valley on Viti Levu. It became the No. 1 brand of imported water, even before Evian. He also founded Wakaya Club & Spa, a luxury resort on Wakaya Island.

Gilmour died from a cardiac arrest in Manhattan on June 11, 2023, at the age of 91.