Archived - Minister Morneau Welcomes New Canadian Executive Directors to International Financial institutions

October 8, 2016 – Washington, D.C.– Department of Finance Canada

The Government of Canada is rebuilding its international influence to create shared growth and prosperity at home and abroad. One way it is doing so is by ensuring that Canada continues to be represented by high quality Executive Directors on the boards of international financial institutions.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau today welcomed the election of three new Canadian Executive Directors to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD):

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Master of Business Administration, Finance, University of Toronto

Master of Arts, Economics, Queen’s University

Since August 2015
President, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

2014-2015
Senior Economic Advisor, Deloitte LLP (Interchange Canada)

2011-2014
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance Canada

2010-2011
Assistant Deputy Minister, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance Canada

2009-2010
General Director, Analysis, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance Canada

2008-2009
Acting General Director, Analysis, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance Canada

2007-2008
Director, Business Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance Canada

2005-2007
Director, Federal-Provincial Relations Division, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch, Department of Finance Canada

1999-2005
Assistant General Manager, Finance Division, Scotiabank

1995-1999
Senior Manager, Finance Division, Scotiabank

Bachelor of Public Administration, Carleton University

Yale World Fellow, Yale University

Since January 2015
Deputy Minister for International Trade

2012-2015
Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister, Privy Council Office

2010-2012
Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat, Privy Council Office

2007-2010
Vice-President, Strategic Policy and Performance, Canadian International Development Agency

2006-2007
Visiting Executive, Encana Corporation

2004-2006
Director of Operations, Priorities and Planning, Privy Council Office

2003-2004
Senior Advisor, Privy Council Office

1999-2003
Director, International Policy and Cooperation Branch, Environment Canada

1996-1997
Advisor to the Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme

1995-1996
Executive Assistant to the Deputy Minister of Environment, Environment Canada

Master of Arts, Economics, University of Western Ontario

Honours Bachelor of Arts, Economics, University of Waterloo

Since April 2014
Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Liaison Secretariat for Macroeconomic Policy, Privy Council Office

2012-2014
General Director, Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch, Department of Finance Canada

2009-2011
Director, Fiscal Policy Division, Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch, Department of Finance Canada

2008-2009
Director, International Policy and Analysis Division, International Trade and Finance Branch, Department of Finance Canada

2006-2008
Senior Chief, International Finance and Development Division, International Trade and Finance Branch, Department of Finance Canada

2003-2006
Counsellor (Finance), High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom

1993-1996
Senior Research Associate, Conference Board of Canada

1991-1992
Research Officer, London School of Economics

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