David H. Laidley

Overview

On December 15, 2008 the Board of the Company elected Mr. David H. Laidley to serve as a member of the Board. Mr. Laidley, 61, was, for six years before his retirement in 2007, the Chairman of Deloitte & Touche LLP (Canada), a professional services firm providing audit, tax, financial and advisory and consulting services. While serving as Chairman of Deloitte & Touche LLP (Canada), he was a member of the Global Board of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a member of its Governance Committee and Chairman of its Audit & Finance Committee. In June 2007, Mr. Laidley was appointed a director of the Bank of Canada. Born and educated in Montreal, Canada, Mr. Laidley joined Deloitte & Touche in 1967. He became a Chartered Accountant in 1970 and was admitted as a partner to Deloitte & Touche LLP (Canada) in 1975. With a broad background in the areas of tax and audit and assurance, Mr. Laidley has extensive experience in the areas of corporate reorganizations, acquisitions and divestures. Mr. Laidley has authored many articles dealing with corporate and personal income tax matters. Additionally, he has lectured and made regular guest appearances on radio to discuss economic and business matters. Currently, Mr. Laidley also is a member of the Board of Directors of Biovail Corp. and Aviva Canada, Inc., a Trustee of The Fraser Institute, the John Dobson Foundation, and Pearson College of the Pacific, a member of the Board of the Institute of Corporate Directors and past Chairman of its Governance Committee, and Chairman of the Advisory Board, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University.