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PETTIGREW ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS TO CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
October 10, 2000 (9:25 a.m. EDT) No. 257
PETTIGREW ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS TO CANADIAN
COMMERCIAL CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew today announced the appointment of Wendy L.
Morris and David W. Stapley to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Commercial Corporation
(CCC).
An accomplished business executive with expertise in product research and development,
manufacturing and international marketing, Ms. Morris is Chief Operating Officer of Morris
Industries, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
An expert in formulating corporate strategy and in organizational renewal, Mr. Stapley is
President of DRS Flight Safety and Communications Group, DRS Technologies Inc., of Nepean,
Ontario.
"Both Wendy Morris and David Stapley bring to the CCC Board the kinds of experience and
expertise that will help the Corporation build on its record of accomplishment," said Minister
Pettigrew.
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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Biographical notes on Ms. Morris and Mr. Stapley are 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
Backgrounder
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
Wendy L. Morris
Professional Background
1991-present: Chief Operating Officer,
Morris Industries, Saskatoon, SK
1986-1991: Accountant, Double J Chrysler
Dodge, Kindersley, SK
Professional Honours
1998: Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the
Year, Manufacturing, Prairie Region
Education
BSc (Distinction), University of Alberta,
1978
David W. Stapley
Professional Background
1998-present: President, DRS Flight Safety
and Communications Group, DRS
Technologies Inc., Nepean, ON
1992-1998: President, Spar Applied
Systems, Spar Aerospace Limited
1991-1992: Corporate Vice-President
Government Relations and Marketing, Spar
Aerospace Limited
1986-1991: Director, Government Relations
and Business Development, Spar Aerospace
Limited
Professional Memberships
Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies
Education
BA, Political Science, Carleton University,
1977
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