Irving Gould

Irving Gould (September 26, 1919 – December 17, 2001) was a canadian businessman, most known for first being Chairman of the Board of Directors of Commodore Business Machines (Canada) Ltd. and later Commodore International Ltd. and related companies.

Personal life

Irving Gould was born to a jewish family in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was the second son of Joseph L. Gould and Rayna Gould (née Wilson), being Albert Gould his older and Melville Earl Gould younger brothers. <ref>[1] familysearch.com, retrieved September 9, 2020</ref>

He was married to Denise Gould and had a daughter, Jaye Penny Gould. <ref>Toronto Star Newspaper, Canada, November 14, 1983, Rayna Gould Wilson obituary</ref>

Irving Gould was a collector of netsuke, gathering an important number of these small japanese sculptures. <ref>National Post Newspaper, Canada, February 19, 1988, page 17</ref>

He placed a residence in Bahamas, and during his life was he always sharing living and working time between his home residence in Toronto, the United States and Bahamas, so he would pay taxes only in the islands. He has been defined as an avid diver, fisherman and boater <ref>[2] hgcristie.com, retrieved September 9, 2020</ref><ref>The Home Computer Wars: An Insider's Account of Commodore and Jack Tramiel, Michael S. Tomczyk, 1984</ref>

Business life

Irving Gould was involved in many different business ventures during his life, in several industries and sectors.