No. H070/05
For release April 18, 2005
QUEBEC PORT AUTHORITY
APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED
OTTAWA — Transport Minister Jean-C. Lapierre today announced the appointments of Mr. Paul-E. Barbeau of Saint-Nicolas, Quebec, Mr. Jean Chiasson of Charlesbourg, Quebec, and Mr. Louis Rochette of Sillery, Quebec to the board of directors of the Quebec Port Authority.
"I am pleased that Mr. Barbeau, Mr. Chiasson and Mr. Rochette have agreed to serve on the board of the Quebec Port Authority," said Mr. Lapierre. "Their extensive experience will serve them well as they take up these new responsibilities."
Mr. Barbeau is currently the president and founder of both NWC-EducExpert Inc. and Aquaroute Inc. He studied naval architecture at the Institut maritime du Québec before receiving his bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering and naval architecture at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. He was a professor at the Institut de technologie maritime du Québec, an engineer for the National Harbours Board (today known as Canada Ports Corporation) at the Port of Quebec and director of Enerchem Inc. Mr. Barbeau has also been president of various boards of directors and vice-president of the Fondation les enfants d’amour.
Mr. Chiasson, a chartered accountant, is an associate with Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton & Co. He received his bachelor of business administration degree from the University of Moncton and specialized in accounting at Université Laval. He began his career as an auditor with Ernst & Young before joining Corbeil Boudreau as an auditor and financial consultant. He is a member of the Turnaround Management Association, l’Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec and the Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals.
Mr. Rochette graduated from Université Laval with a bachelor of laws degree. He is a member of the Bar Association of Quebec, the Bar Association of Canada, the International Union of Lawyers, the Licensing Executives Society, and the Regional Chamber of Commerce of Entrepreneurs of Quebec. Mr. Rochette is currently chief executive officer at the Quebec office of the law firm Lavery, de Billy.
The Quebec Port Authority is the Canada Port Authority (CPA) established to manage the Port of Quebec effective May 1, 1999, under the
Canada Marine Act. As a CPA, the Quebec Port Authority benefits from greater management flexibility, including increased freedom to develop contracts and borrow money from commercial lenders.
Open year-round, the Port of Quebec offers access to two transcontinental railway systems and a water depth of 15.5 metres. The port’s location positions it as a continental gateway for cargo moving between the major cities of eastern North America and the rest of the world. It handled nearly 22 million tonnes of cargo and 72,000 cruise passengers in 2004.
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