NEWS RELEASES
REAPPOINTMENT TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA
November 12, 2002 (12:45 p.m. EST) No. 144
REAPPOINTMENT TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA
International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew today announced the reappointment of Rayburn D. Doucett to the
Board of Directors of Export Development Canada (EDC).
Mr. Doucett was a member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly from 1970 to 1995, and served as New
Brunswick's Minister of Commerce and Technology and as Minister to the New Brunswick Regional
Development Corporation. From 1987 to 1991, he was Chair of the New Brunswick Electric Power Corporation
while continuing to operate his own furniture business. Currently he is President of Crosswaters Trade Brokers
Ltd., a consulting and marketing firm.
EDC is a Crown corporation that operates as a commercial financial institution. For more than five decades it
has provided a full range of trade finance products and services to help Canadian exporters and investors
capitalize on opportunities around the globe. In 2001, EDC supported $44 billion in exports and international
investments, and served 6,355 customers, of which 5,720 were small and medium-sized businesses and 2,593
were emerging market exporters.
The reappointment is for one year.
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For further information, media representatives may contact:
Leanne Moussa
Office of the Minister for International Trade
(613) 992-7332
Media Relations Office
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
(613) 995-1874
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca
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