M.O. Nelson

Meredith Osler "M.O." Nelson (July 23, 1921 – October 1, 2021) was a Canadian businessman who was business executive at Kimberly-Clark. He served as president of Kimberly-Clark Canada, President and CEO of Spruce Falls Power and Paper, and Group President of Newsprint, Pulp and Forest Products North America. He actively served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II.

Early life Nelson was born in Wetaskiwin, Alberta on July 23, 1921, to Marcus and Jane Amelia Nelson. He had two older brothers: Richard and Francis, and was descended from the Nelson and Secord families on his father's side.

He grew up on a farm in Lincoln County, Ontario, and attended the General Motors Co-op engineering program, where he got a degree in Industrial Engineering. During World War II Nelson served overseas in the Royal Canadian Navy as an Ordnance Artificer. He became a vice president of Kimberly Clark during this time.

In 1978 Nelson went to Kapuskasing as president and CEO of Spruce Falls Power and Paper. In 1981 the Terrace Bay Mill was burned down, and Nelson was made president of Kimberly-Clark Canada and was asked to go and rebuild the mill.

Nelson died in Thunder Bay at the age of 100.