CCPI Board of Directors

Dr. J. Michael Gallagher, Chair of the Board
Dr. Gallagher has been Chief Operating Officer of Westport since January 6, 2003, and in October 2004 was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer. He is responsible for Westport's technology development, demonstration and commercialization operations worldwide. Prior to joining Westport, Dr. Gallagher was Senior Vice-President, Americas, for Fluor Corp, a $10 billion global engineering and project management company headquartered in California. He also held senior executive officer positions with the Bechtel Group in San Francisco and London-based Kvaerner Group. He obtained his PhD in Mechanical-Nuclear Engineering from Stanford University and Master of Science degrees in both Engineering Economics Systems and Mechanical Engineering from Stanford, as well as a Bachelor of Arts Degree (Physics/Math) Phi Beta Kappa from Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana. Dr. Gallagher is a member of the Boards of Cummins Westport Inc., BTIC-Westport, Inc., the California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership, WestStart-CALSTART, The Canadian Centre for Policy Ingenuity/Climate Change, the Canadian International Trade Ministerial Strategic Advisory Group, Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Canada, and the Vancouver Opera Association.

Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Vice Chair of the Board
Ms. Dowdeswell was appointed President of Canada?s Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) in late 2002. NWMO?s initial purpose was to conduct a study and develop a recommendation for the Government of Canada on the long term management of Canada?s used nuclear fuel. Having completed that assignment, Ms. Dowdeswell continued until recently as Special Advisor to the Board of NWMO. Previous positions include serving as Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program and Undersecretary General of the United Nations, Assistant Deputy Minister of Environment Canada, and Deputy Minister of Culture and Youth for the Province of Saskatchewan. Ms. Dowdeswell has led a number of public inquiries into such politically sensitive issues as Canada?s unemployment benefits program and federal water policy. She was appointed a Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation mentor, helping to guide the public policy research of Trudeau scholars. Ms. Dowdeswell is also a visiting professor in genomics and global health at the University of Toronto. She is a Director on the Boards of several corporations and contributes in an advisory capacity to a number of not-for-profit organizations, including chairing the Scientific Advisory Committee of the new Council of Canadian Academies.

Rod Bryden, Chair, Audit Committee
Mr. Bryden is the President and CEO of Plasco Energy Group and is Chairman of SC Stormont Inc., which participates in the development of small to mid-sized Canadian businesses. He is currently Chairman of the Board of PharmaGap Inc. and holds positions on the Board of Directors of Clearford Industries Inc. and Gallium Software Inc.In April 1996, Mr. Bryden joined with Dr. Tofy Mussivand, Director of the Cardiovascular Division of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, and Dr. Michael Cowpland to form World Heart Corporation. Mr. Bryden was Chairman, or President and CEO of World Heart Corporation until July 2004.In January 1992, Mr. Bryden became CEO of Terrace Corporation, the principal owner of the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club, and Vice Chairman and Alternate Governor of the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club. On September 1, 1993, Mr. Bryden became Chairman and Governor of the Club. In July 1994 construction of the Palladium (Corel Centre), was begun and opened in January 1996. Both the Hockey Club and the Corel Centre were sold in 2003.

In 1979, Mr. Bryden founded Paperboard Industries Corporation (PIC) by acquiring Trent Valley Paperboard Mills, which had 166 employees and annual revenues of $12 million. Mr. Bryden was Chairman of PIC until 1991, when PIC had become Canada's largest manufacturer of paper from recycled fibre, and the largest manufacturer of paperbox packaging. PIC revenues were $700 million, with 4,000 employees in 1990.In 1974, Mr. Bryden founded Systemhouse Ltd., with seven senior information systems professionals. He was President or Chairman of Systemhouse until June of 1991, as Systemhouse became Canada's leading computer integration company with over 3,000 employees and revenues of more than $800 million. From 1967 to 1969, Mr. Bryden was Professor of Law at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. In 1969 Mr. Bryden moved to Ottawa and held various positions with the Government of Canada, including Assistant Deputy Minister of Regional Economic Expansion, prior to moving to independent business at the end of 1973.

Philip Clapp, Director
Mr. Clapp is currently the President of National Environmental Trust in Washington DC. He has 30 years of experience on Capitol Hill in environmental issues and in managing issue campaigns for both environmental organizations and major corporations. He served for six years as legislative director to former U.S. Senator Timothy E. Wirth (D-CO) and as staff director of the House Budget Committee Task Force on Energy and the Environment. For five years after leaving Capitol Hill, Mr. Clapp was Vice President of National Strategies, Inc., a Washington consulting firm where he advised major investment banking firms and international clients. He has also been National Legislative Director for Clean Water Action and headed the government affairs practice of the Washington law firm of Spiegel & McDiarmid, which represents more than 400 local governments on federal regulatory issues. Mr. Clapp has been President of NET since it was established in 1994.