Paul Tellier
Chairman of Global Container Terminals Board of Directors
In addition to Chairman of Global Container Terminals, Paul M. Tellier is a Director of the following companies:
• Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Ltd.
• Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE), Bell Canada
• GM Canada
• McCain Foods Ltd.
• Trustee, International Accounting Standards
He is also Strategic Advisor to Société Générale, a global bank headquartered in France.
From August 1985 until he took up his post at CN in 1992, Mr. Tellier was Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet of the Government of Canada, the top public servant in the country. Mr. Tellier has served in many positions in the public sector, including as Deputy Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development in 1979 and as Deputy Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources in 1982.
He is a graduate of the universities of Ottawa and Oxford, England and was admitted to the Québec Bar in 1963. Mr. Tellier was appointed Companion of the Order of Canada in 1993.
Mr. Tellier has received the following honorary degrees:
· McGill University, 2005 (Doctorate of Law)
· The University of New Brunswick, 2004
(Doctorate in Science)
· The University of St. Mary’s, Halifax, 2001
(Doctorate of Commerce)
· The University of Ottawa, 2000 (Honorary Doctorate)
· The University of Alberta, 1996 (Doctorate of Law)
In addition to the honorary degrees, Mr. Tellier has also received the following awards:
- Canada’s Most Respected CEO, KPMG/Ipsos-Reid Survey, 2003
- Canada’s Outstanding CEO of the Year, 1998
- Governor General’s Outstanding Achievement Award, 1990