Renaud Faucher became a director of the Company on May 1, 2006. Mr. Faucher joined Caisse de dépôt et placement du Quebec (CDP) in April 2006 as Director in the private equity group in the Infrastructure and Energy team. He is responsible for the management and optimization of the large investments of the portfolio. From November 1998 to April 2006, Mr. Faucher held different positions within wholly owned subsidiaries of Hydro-Québec, developing and managing their international portfolio of projects. He started as Manager, International Financing from 1998 to 2000 and then moved to Director International Investments for North America for the development of high voltage transmission lines. From January 2003 until April 2006, he also held the position of CFO of TransÉnergie US, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hydro-Québec. From 1992 to 1998, Mr. Faucher worked on the financing and management of independent power plants throughout Canada. From 1986 to 1990, Mr. Faucher worked as a project engineer on the construction of large infrastructure projects in Canada and Europe. Mr. Faucher holds a B.S. from École Polytechnique de Montréal, an M.B.A. from Concordia University and is also a Certified Management Accountant.