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Mr. Tellier was appointed, in February 2007, Chairman of the Board of GCT Global Container Terminals Inc. (Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Private Equity company). He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Bombardier Inc. (manufacturer of business jets, regional aircraft and rail transportation equipment) from 2003 to December 2004, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian National Railway Company from 1992 to December 2002. He is a director of the advisory board of General Motors of Canada (car manufacturer) and a director of McCain Foods Limited (food distribution, retail and production company). Mr. Tellier is also strategic advisor to Société Générale, a global bank. In 1998, he was elected Canada’s outstanding CEO of the year and was elected in 2003 as the most respected Canadian CEO by KPMG/Ipsos-Reid Survey. He was appointed Companion of the Order of Canada in 1992 and was awarded Honorary Doctorates from the following universities: St-Mary’s University (Halifax), University of New Brunswick (Fredericton), McGill University (Montréal), University of Alberta (Edmonton) and University of Ottawa (Ottawa). | 