Kinumpirma ng Employers Confederation of the Philippines o ECOP na pumanaw na ang negosyanteng si Donald Dee sa edad na 72.
Si Dee ang presidente ng ECOP, Phoenix Resource and Management Corp., at ng Pan Pacific Airways.
Nagsilbi ring honorary chairman at chief operating officer ng Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, at former council member ng ASEAN Business Advisory Council-Philippines.
Naitala namang special envoy for trade negotiations si Dee sa panahon ni dating Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo at commissioner ng Social Security System mula 2001 hanggang 2010.