Currie began his employment with the
Canadian Bank of Commerce on 4 July 1927 in his home town. At some point in the 1930s, he was assigned to the bank's branch in
Port of Spain,
Trinidad. During World War II, Currie left his employ with the bank and joined the Trinidad Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He served as a naval officer from April 1943 to July 1946. When he returned to the bank in 1946 he was appointed to the London, England branch, then came back to the Caribbean in 1950 where he was appointed assistant manager of the Kingston, Jamaica branch. In 1954, Currie moved to Toronto where he was appointed manager of the bank's mortgage department at the head office. The following year he was appointed chief inspector of the bank. In 1956 he was made regional superintendent in Winnipeg, in November 1957 became assistant general manager in Winnipeg, and in May 1959 assistant general manager for Ontario. In December 1959, he returned to the head office in Toronto and was appointed deputy general manager of the bank. When the Canadian Bank of Commerce merged with the Imperial Bank of Canada on 1 June 1961 to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Currie was made deputy general manager of the new bank. On 23 May 1963, he was appointed chief general manager, and on 21 May 1964 was elected a director. On 8 December 1964, Currie succeeded
Jeffery Page Rein Wadsworth to become the bank's third president. He remained president until 4 April 1968, when he was appointed vice-chairman. Upon this appointment, he left Toronto and relocated to the bank's Vancouver office. In Vancouver, the Curries lived at 1438 Minto Crescent in
Shaughnessy. He retired from the bank on 22 May 1973. == Other interests ==