Corporate Director, Materials
Management Ontario (a
division of the Ontario Centre
of Excellence Inc., a
corporation owned by the
Government of Ontario), since
September, 2001. Materials
Management Ontario acts as a
facilitator, with the objective of
advancing Ontario’s industrial
technical leadership through
academic research, focused on
developing science, qualified
researchers and commercial
applications. From June, 1996
to February, 2002,
Mr. Bourgeois served as Group
Vice President and General
Manager of Fabrene, Inc. (a
North Bay, Ontario-based
subsidiary of Polymer, engaged
in the business of
manufacturing woven
polyethylene specialty
engineered products). From
June 1998 to February 2002,
Mr. Bourgeois served as Group
Vice President and General
Manager of Difco Performance
Fabrics, Inc. (a Magog,
Quebec-based subsidiary of
Polymer, engaged in the
business of manufacturing high
performance textiles).