Vitran Shareholders Approve Two New Board Directors at Company's Annual Meeting; Georges Hebert and William Deluce Join Vitran Board.Business Editors TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2004 Vitran Corporation Inc. (AMX AMX American Motors Experimental AMX Aeromexico Aerovias de Mexico (ICAO code) AMX Air Mobility Express AMX Amberjacks (FAO fish species code) AMX Alabama Motor eXpress : VVN VVN Virtual Voice Network VVN Very Very Nice (gaming) VVN Vereniging voor de Verenigde Naties (Dutch) , TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension : VTN VTN Victoria Telecommunity Network VTN Vitronectin VTN VeriSign Trust Network VTN Valentine, Nebraska (Airport Code) VTN Vatan (Bosnian Moslem Party, Kosovo) VTN Virtual Telephone Number .A), a North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. transportation and logistics firm, today announced that Company shareholders at Vitran's recent Annual General Meeting voted in favor of the appointments of William Deluce and Georges Hebert to Vitran's Board of Directors. Deluce and Hebert replace Carl Cook and Mark Curry, who both retired after many years of valuable service and contributions as members of the Board. Additionally, Vitran mourns the passing of Albert Gnat, one of Vitran's founding partners and a long-serving Board member. Mr. Gnat provided invaluable advice and support to the Board for many years. Mr. Deluce has been President and Chief Executive Officer of CSAE CSAE Canadian Society of Association Executives CSAE Centre for the Study of African Economies CSAE Committee for the Study of the American Electorate CSAE Canadian Society of Agricultural Engineering Inc. since 1998 and also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of McComas Industries International Inc. and SMT (1) (Surface Mount Technology) See surface mount. (2) (Station ManagemenT) An FDDI network management protocol that provides direct management. Only one node requires the software. SMT - Station Management Surface Modification Technologies Inc., from 1998 to 2000. Mr. Hebert is co-owner of Prosys-Tec Inc. and has been its President since August 2003. From 1988 to 1998, Mr. Hebert was President of J.A. Provost Inc. He is currently a director of Laurentian Bank of Canada The Laurentian Bank of Canada (Banque Laurentienne du Canada) TSX: LB is a Schedule I bank in the province of Quebec. (It also has one branch in Ottawa, Ontario). . Vitran President and Chief Executive Officer Richard E. Gaetz stated, "On behalf of our entire Board, I would like to thank the departing directors for their commitment to Vitran for many years and at the same time extend a warm welcome to Mr. Hebert and Mr. Deluce. We look forward to their contributions in the years ahead." About Vitran Corporation Inc. Vitran Corporation Inc. is a North American group of transportation companies offering less-than-truckload, logistics, truckload, and freight brokerage services. To find out more about Vitran Corporation Inc. (AMX: VVN , TSX: VTN.A), visit the website at www.vitran.com. Information in this news announcement relating to projected growth, improvements in productivity and future results constitutes forward-looking statements. Actual results in future periods may differ materially from the forward-looking statements because of a number of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to economic factors, demand for the Company's services, fuel price fluctuations, the availability of employee drivers and independent contractors, risks associated with geographic expansion, capital requirements, claims exposure and insurance costs, competition and environmental hazards. Additional information about these and other factors that could affect the Company's business is set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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