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<p><font face="Arial"></font><font face="Arial" size="+1"></font><font face="Arial" size="+1"></font><font face="Arial" size="+1"><strong>November 3, 2003 <em>(9:10 a.m. EST)</em> No. 168</strong></font></p>
<p align="CENTER"><font face="Arial" size="+1"><strong>APPOINTMENTS TO CANADIAN COMMERCIAL CORPORATION</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew today announced the appointments of John Duffy, David Fransen
and Marie-Lucie Morin as members of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC).</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">A seasoned business executive and chartered accountant, Mr. Duffy brings an analytical financial perspective
to the strategic and day-to-day issues faced by business and non-profit organizations. Since 1991, Mr. Duffy
has been working for Neate Roller Limited, a food service distribution company he now owns</font><font face="Arial">. Through his
community involvement and corporate career, Mr. Duffy has gained expertise in a wide range of areas,
including corporate and financial restructuring, union negotiations, human resources management, and
strategic short- and long-term planning.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Since 1980, Mr. Fransen has occupied various positions in the Public Service. He has been a security and
intelligence analyst with the Solicitor General and the Privy Council Office (PCO). From 1990 to 1995, he
provided advice on environmental policy at PCO. He joined Industry Canada in 1995 as the Director of
Economic Framework Policies, moving in 1997 to the position of Director General of the Office of Consumer
Affairs. In 1999, Mr. Fransen joined Health Canada as the Director General of the Centre for Healthy Human
Development. He returned to Industry Canada in 2001 and became Assistant Deputy Minister of the Industry
Sector in March 2003.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Mrs. Morin joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 1980. She served abroad as a
trade commissioner in San Francisco from 1981 to 1984. She was posted to Jakarta from 1984 to 1986 and
London from 1986 to 1990. From 1990 to 1994, Mrs. Morin returned to headquarters to lead the Export
Financing Division. From 1994 to 1997, she acted as Minister-Counsellor at the Canadian embassy in Moscow.
She was then appointed Canada's Ambassador to Norway and served in that position until 2001. She returned
to Ottawa in September 2001 as Director General, International Business Development, Policy and Planning. In
September 2003, Mrs. Morin became Assistant Deputy Minister, International Business, and Chief Trade
Commissioner.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">The CCC is an export contracting agency that brings buyers and Canadian exporters together through contracts
built on the best possible terms and conditions. Since its inception, the CCC has provided assistance to
thousands of companies from across Canada, helping them close more than $30 billion in deals with foreign
governments and private sector buyers. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">The CCC was established in 1946 by an Act of Parliament. It is a Crown corporation, wholly owned by the
Government of Canada, and offers a range of pre-contract, contract advisory and post-contract services.</font><font face="Arial"></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial">For further information, media representatives may contact:</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Sébastien Théberge</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Director of Communications</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Office of the Minister for International Trade</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">(613) 992-7332</font></p>
<p><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221102043/mailto:sebastien.theberge@dfait-maeci.gc.ca"><font face="Arial">sebastien.theberge@dfait-maeci.gc.ca</a></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Media Relations Office</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">(613) 995-1874</font></p>
<p><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221102043/http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/"><font face="Arial">http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca</a></font></p>
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