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JOHN GERO APPOINTED TO CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
June 5, 2000 (10:05 EDT) No. 136
JOHN GERO APPOINTED TO CANADIAN COMMERCIAL
CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew, today announced the appointment of John
Gero to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC).
Mr. Gero was recently appointed to the position of Assistant Deputy Minister,
International Business, and Chief Trade Commissioner with the Department of Foreign
Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). During his 25-year career with the Government
of Canada, Mr. Gero has been involved in a wide array of aid and trade issues, and has
participated as a senior Canadian representative in multilateral trade negotiations.
The Canadian Commercial Corporation is a Crown corporation that reports to
Parliament through the Minister for International Trade. The CCC supports the export
efforts of Canadian companies by providing contracting expertise and performance
guarantees to foreign buyers. It is a valued member of Team Canada Inc.
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A biographical note on Mr. Gero is attached.
For further information, media representatives may contact:
Sylvie Bussières
Office of the Minister for International Trade
(613) 992-7332
Media Relations Office
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
(613) 995-1874
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
John Gero
Education:
Honours B.A. Economics, University of Toronto 1970
M.A. Economics, University of Toronto, 1971
Career History:
Director General, Trade Policy Bureau II, Services, Investment and Intellectual Property,
1996-2000
Director, Trade Remedies Division 1993-1996
Director, Tariffs and Market Access Division1991-1993
Counsellor, Commercial, Permanent Mission of Canada to the GATT, Geneva,1987-1991
Mr. Gero has also held other positions in the Government of Canada, which he joined in
1975.
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