PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES SENIOR APPOINTMENTS
April 18, 2001 Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced the following senior appointments: Paul Thibault, currently Associate Deputy Minister of Industry, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Thibault previously served as Federal Coordinator Y2K National Contingency Planning at the Department of National Defence. He joined the Public Service in 1968 as a foreign service officer, and has held progressively more senior positions since that time, including Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet (Security and Intelligence), Privy Council Office and Assistant Secretary (Government Operations, Foreign and Defence), Treasury Board Secretariat. This appointment is effective April 30, 2001. Pierre Reid, currently Rector, Université de Sherbrooke, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Industry. Mr. Reid began his career as a Systems Manager with IBM Canada. His professional experience includes some twenty three years with the Université de Sherbrooke, where he held various positions, including Director of the MBA Program, School of Business and Vice-Rector, Administration. He worked as a Freelance Consultant in Information Systems for a period of twelve years and was the owner of CDI-INTÉGRAL INC. This appointment is effective June 1, 2001. Nurjehan Mawani, C.M., former Chairperson of the Immigration and Refugee Board, becomes a Commissioner of the Public Service Commission. Mrs. Mawani began her public service career as Vice-Chairman and Member of the Immigration Appeal Board. She later served as Deputy Chairman, Immigration Appeal Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board and, in 1992, became the Board’s Chairperson. Mrs. Mawani, a lawyer, articled and practised with the law firm of Clark Wilson in Vancouver, British Columbia. From 1973 to 1983, she was a solicitor in general practice in London, England. Mrs. Mawani is a member of the Order of Canada and the recipient of the Public Service of Canada’s Outstanding Achievement Award, the highest honour in the Public Service. This appointment is effective May 14, 2001.
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Biographical notes attached. PMO Press Office: (613) 957-5555
PAUL THIBAULT Date of Birth: April 1945 Education: - Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, University of Ottawa - MA studies, Carleton University - Diploma in Public Administration, École nationale d’administration-Paris Professional Experience: July 2000 to present Associate Deputy Minister, Industry Canada October 1998 to July 2000 Federal Coordinator, Y2K National Contingency Planning, Department of National Defence May 1997 to October 1998 Executive Director, Immigration and Refugee Board August 1996 to May 1997 Assistant Secretary, Government Operations Sector and Executive Director, Canada Infrastructure Works Program, Treasury Board Secretariat March 1996 to August 1996 Acting Deputy Secretary, Program Branch, Treasury Board Secretariat October 1992 to March 1996 Assistant Secretary, Program Branch (Government Operations, Foreign & Defence) Treasury Board Secretariat January 1988 to October 1992 Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet (Security & Intelligence), Privy Council Office August 1985 to December 1987 Director of Operations, Priorities and Planning Secretariat, Privy Council Office August 1981 to August 1985 Economic Counsellor, Canadian Embassy, Paris September 1979 to August 1981 Deputy Director, General Economic Relations and Coordinator for the Ottawa Economic Summit, Department of External Affairs June 1968 to August 1979 Various assignments in Ottawa and abroad with the Department of External Affairs, including Geneva and Tehran
PIERRE REID Date of Birth: August 1948 Education: - Doctor of Science (Mathematics), Université de Paris XI (France) - Bachelor of Science (Mathematics), Université Laval Professional Experience: 1993 to Present Rector (President), Université de Sherbrooke 1991 - 1993 Professor, School of Business, Université de Sherbrooke 1989 - 1991 Vice-Rector, Administration, Université de Sherbrooke 1982 - 1988 Entrepreneur and Owner, CDI-INTÉGRAL INC. 1977 - 1989 Freelance Consultant in Information Systems 1986 - 1989 Director of the MBA Program, School of Business, Université de Sherbrooke 1985 - 1986 Vice-Dean, School of Business, Université de Sherbrooke 1984 - 1985 Visiting Professor, École des hautes études commerciales, Montreal 1978 - 1984 Professor, School of Business, Université de Sherbrooke, 1976 - 1978 Professor and Director, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi 1974 - 1976 Systems Engineer, IBM Canada
NURJEHAN MAWANI
Date of Birth: September 1947 Mombasa, Kenya Education: S abInns of Court School of Law, London, England, 1964-1967 S abHonours Degree Standard, Department of Sociology, University of Leeds, 1968 S abCalled to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn, 1968 S abAdmitted as a Solicitor to the Supreme Court of England and Wales, 1973 S abCalled to the British Columbia Bar, 1985
Professional Experience:
1992 - 1999 Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of Immigration and Refugee Board; appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada and received the Public Service Outstanding Achievement Award 1989 - 1992 Deputy Chairman, Immigration Appeal Division, Immigration and Refugee Board 1986 - 1988 Vice-Chairman and Member, Immigration Appeal Board 1983 - 1986 Articled and practised with the law firm of Clark Wilson, Vancouver, British Columbia 1973 - 1982 Solicitor in general practice, London England, and established and managed a Legal Advice Centre to serve the needs of immigrant and refugee communities (London) |
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