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Canadian national. Member of the Board of Directors and member of the Audit Committee since June 2004. Member of the Corporate Governance Committee since May 2006. Term of office ends on the day of the 2008 General Meeting of Shareholders.
Thomas O’Neill graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. Further credentials include the Chartered Accountant and FCA designations. In 2005, he was granted an honorary LL.D. by Queen's University, Kingston.
In 1967, Thomas O'Neill joined the audit staff of Price Waterhouse in Toronto, and became a partner of Price Waterhouse in 1978. From 1990 he held the position of Chief Operating Officer, and in 1996 was nominated Chief Executive Officer of Price Waterhouse, Canada. Assuming the role of Chief Executive Officer of the newly formed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Canada from 1998 to 2000, he also served as a member of PwC's Global Oversight Board, and moved on to the position of Chief Operating Officer of the PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP global organisation in 2000. In January 2002, Thomas O’Neill took over the role of Chief Executive Officer of PwC Consulting (global), followed by his appointment to Chairman of PwC Consulting (global). He held this position until October 2002, when the business was acquired by IBM.
Other appointments: member of the Board of BCE Inc., Loblaw Companies Ltd., Nexen Inc., Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (all in Canada).
Not-for-profit commitments: Vice-Chairman of Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario; member of the Board of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto.
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