Bombardier Announces Election of Two New Directors.Business Editors MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2004 At Bombardier's (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :BBD BBD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Barbados Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. .A) (TSX:BBD.B) Annual Meeting of Shareholders, held today, Andre Berard and Carlos E. Represas were elected to the Corporation's Board of Directors. "I am very pleased that Andre and Carlos will now be on our Board. Between the two of them, they bring varied experiences that will certainly be beneficial to Bombardier," declared Laurent Beaudoin, Executive Chairman of the Board of Bombardier Inc. Andre Berard is a corporate director. He was the Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of Canada This article is about a commercial bank. For Canada's central bank, see Bank of Canada. National Bank of Canada (Banque Nationale du Canada) TSX: NA is the sixth largest bank in Canada, and so is one of the Big Six banks. from 2002 to 2004 after having been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 1990 to 2002; President and Chief Executive Officer in 1989; and President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. from 1986 to 1989. Prior to this, he held various positions of increasing responsibility, also at the National Bank of Canada. Berard is a director on various boards including, BCE BCE abbr. 1. Bachelor of Chemical Engineering 2. Bachelor of Civil Engineering BCE Abbreviation for before the Common Era. Inc., Noranda Inc., Saputo Inc., Kruger Inc. and the Groupe Canam Manac Inc. Carlos E. Represas is Executive Vice-President - Head of the Americas of Nestle S.A. He has been Chairman of the Board of Nestle Holdings, Inc. U.S.A. since 1994 and Nestle Mexico S.A. de C.V. since 1983. He has also acted as Co-Chairman of the Board of Beverage Partners Worldwide Beverage Partners Worldwide is the name of the joint venture partnership between The Coca-Cola Company and Nestlé, created in 2001 as the successor to Coca-Cola and Nestle Refreshments (CCNR) founded in 1991. Coca-Cola and Nestlé hold equal parts in the joint venture. S.A. (a joint venture between Nestle and Coca-Cola) since 1997 and as Co-Chairman of the Board of Dairy Partners Americas (a joint venture between Nestle and Fonterra Cooperative Group) since 2001. He has been a member of the Supervisory Board Supervisory board The board of directors that represents stakeholders in the governance of the corporation. of Cereals Partners Worldwide S.A. (a joint venture between Nestle and General Mills) since 1996. Furthermore, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of Vitro, S.A. de C.V. since 1998. Berard and Represas are joining re-elected board members Laurent Beaudoin, Jalynn H. Bennett, J.R. Andre Bombardier, Janine Bombardier, L. Denis Denis, king of Portugal: see Diniz. Desautels, Jean-Louis Fontaine, Daniel Johnson, Michael H. McCain, Jean C. Monty, James E. Perrella, Federico Sada G. and Paul M. Tellier. During the meeting, Laurent Beaudoin also expressed his thanks to departing director Andre Desmarais, who has been on Bombardier's Board for nearly 20 years, during which Bombardier went through periods of growth and diversification. "Andre made an exceptional contribution to the success of the Corporation. His energy and his enlightened advice made him an invaluable ally. I am sincerely grateful for his support to Bombardier during all these years," declared Beaudoin. About Bombardier A world-leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions, from regional aircraft and business jets to rail transportation equipment, Bombardier Inc. is a global corporation headquartered in Canada. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2004 were $15.5 billion US and its shares are traded on the Toronto, Brussels and Frankfurt stock exchanges Frankfurt Stock Exchange The largest of Germany's eight securities exchanges, operated by Deutsche Borse AS. (BBD, BOM and BBDd.F). News and information are available at www.bombardier.com. |
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