The Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Board Members

OTTAWA, July 18, 2005 –  Mr. Paul Benoit, of Ottawa, Ontario and Mr. Robert W. Mantha, of Cap-Rouge, Quebec have been appointed by the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister responsible for Status of Women Liza Frulla as part-time members of the Board of Trustees of the Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation for a term of three years, effective June 30, 2005.

Mr. Benoit has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the Ottawa International Airport Authority since 1996 and has vast experience in commercial aviation. He was with Montréal Airports from 1988 to 1996, serving as Vice-President of Marketing and Operations (1995-1996), Vice-President of Marketing and Sales (1992-1995), and Marketing Manager for Transport Canada/Montréal Airports (1988-1992). He is a Past Chair of the Canadian Airports Council and Director on the Board of Directors of the Ottawa Tourism and Convention Authority. Mr. Benoit replaces Mr. Ron Foxcroft from Hamilton, Ontario, whose term had expired after serving almost seven years on the Board of Trustees.

Since 1979, Dr. Robert W. Mantha has had a distinguished academic career at Laval University and is currently Associate Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration.
In 1978, he was a Research Associate at the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland. He holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of British Columbia and a doctorate in the same discipline from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Mantha replaces Mr. Joachim Simard from Ville de la Baie, Quebec, whose term had expired after serving on the Board of Trustees since 1996.

The Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation is responsible for preserving and protecting Canada’s scientific and technological heritage and promoting and sharing knowledge about that heritage. The Corporation and its three Museums – the Canada Agriculture Museum, the Canada Aviation Museum and the Canada Science and Technology Museum – tell the stories of Canadian ingenuity and achievement in science and technology and demonstrate how these accomplishments have contributed to the building of our country. The Corporation’s Web site address is www.technomuses.ca.