PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES AN APPOINTMENT TO THE NATIONAL ROUND TABLE ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE ECONOMY

June 9, 2003
Ottawa, Ontario

Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced the appointment of Keith Stoodley, of Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador, as a member of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy. This appointment is effective immediately.

Keith Stoodley is Director, Marketing and Sales, with Lotek Wireless Inc., an environmental company focused on the application of telephony and miniature electronics for fish and wildlife tracking and monitoring. Loteck was the recipient of the 2002 Canada Exporter of the Year - Innovation and Technology Award, and the Newfoundland and Labrador Marconi Exporter of the Year in 2001. His earlier experience includes Lecturer with the Canadian Aquaculture Institute; Investment and Technology Officer with the International Trade Centre in St. John's, Newfoundland, where he represented the province on the National Biotechnology Sector Team, the National Seafood and Marine Products Sector Team, and the National Forest Industry Sector Team; as well as Market Development Officer and Financial Analyst with the Newfoundland Department of Fisheries. He has served as a director and is a member of the Newfoundland Environmental Industry Association, the Environmental Export Council of the Canadian Environmental Industry Association, and the Irish-Newfoundland Business Partnerships initiative. He is a member of the American Fisheries Society, World Aquaculture Association, Society for Marine Mammalogy, and the Marine Technology Society.

Mr. Stoodley graduated from the University of Newfoundland with a Bachelor of Science (Honors), obtained a Master of Business Administration from the University of British Columbia, and completed the Rockefeller Foundation sponsored Leadership in Environment and Development (LEAD) program.

The Round Table is an independent advisory body that provides decision makers, opinion leaders and the Canadian public with advice and recommendations on promoting sustainable development. It brings together distinguished Canadians from all sectors of society -- government, industry, labour, academia, environmental organizations and aboriginal groups -- dedicated to the promotion of sustainable development in Canada.

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