Paul Tellier
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Indian Affairs and Northern Development | |
|---|---|
| In office 1979–1982 | |
| Minister | Jake Epp John Munro |
| Preceded by | Arthur Kroeger |
| Succeeded by | Maurice Lafontaine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1939 (age 84–85) Joliette, Quebec |
| Relations | Sir Joseph-Mathias Tellier (grandfather) Louis Tellier (great-uncle) |
| Parent | Maurice Tellier |
| Alma mater | University of Ottawa Linacre College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Businessman, civil servant, lawyer, former Corporate Director of Alcan, Bombardier, BCE Inc., Bell Canada, CN, Global Containers Terminals (Chairman), Manulife, McCain Foods, Petro Canada, RIO Tinto Ltd., RIO Tinto PLC, SNC Lavallin. Current Director of GM Canada, Harnois Groupe Petrolier |
Paul Mathias Tellier, PC CC (born 1939) is a Canadian businessman and former public servant and lawyer.
Biography
Born in
In 1992, he left the civil service and was appointed by Mulroney as President and Chief Executive Officer of the
In January 2003, Tellier stepped down from CN, (Harrison assumed the presidency of the company) to take a three-year posting as the President and CEO of Bombardier. This was largely seen in the Canadian business community as an attempt by Bombardier to turn itself around following several lacklustre years of growth in the aerospace and passenger rail vehicle markets. Tellier oversaw Bombardier and sold its recreational vehicle production to the Beaudoin family, Bombardier's majority shareholders. Tellier also made several major cuts in the workforce and attempted to adjust and refocus the company on its core business activities. On December 13, 2004, it was announced that Tellier was leaving Bombardier, after he told the company that he did not want to stay for the full three years of his contract. Tellier also serves as an executive on the board of directors of Bell Canada and Rio Tinto Alcan.[4]
In 1992, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.[4] In 2004, the second St. Clair Tunnel was named in his honor.
Since November 2006, Paul Tellier has served as joint chairman on the Prime Minister's Advisory Committee on the Public Service of Canada. This committee gives advice to the Prime Minister and the Clerk of the Privy Council on the renewal of the Public Service, with the objective of shaping it into an institution geared to excellence, distinguished by highly engaged and highly skilled people performing critical tasks with professionalism and efficiency.
In October 2007, he was appointed by Prime Minister Harper to a panel responsible for reviewing Canada's military mission in the
Paul Tellier is the son of Maurice Tellier, and the grandson of Sir Joseph-Mathias Tellier, who was the brother of Louis Tellier. He is also a third cousin of Luc-Normand Tellier.[5]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b "Paul Tellier". NNDB. Soylent Communications. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ "CN Agrees to Buy Wisconsin Central". Chicago Tribune. 2001. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ "Blast from the past: a 1999 conversation about change with former CN CEO Paul Tellier - RailPrime | ProgressiveRailroading". RailPrime. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ^ a b "Paul Mathias Tellier Profile". Forbes.com. 2008. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ Jean Hétu, "La famille Tellier: une grande famille de juristes", Droit Montréal, automne 2014, no 19, p. 22-23.