CHC Appoints New Board Member
March 02 2004 - 2:28PM
PR Newswire (US)
CHC Appoints New Board Member ST. JOHN'S, NF, March 2
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Craig L. Dobbin, O.C., Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of CHC Helicopter Corporation ("CHC") (TSX: FLY.A
and FLY.B; NYSE: FLI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Sir
Bob Reid to the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Sir Bob
joined Shell International Petroleum Company in 1956, and spent
much of his career overseas, including posts in Brunei, Nigeria,
Thailand and Australia. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive
of Shell UK from 1985 to 1990. Sir Bob has served as Chairman of
the British Railways Board, London Electricity, British-Borneo Oil
& Gas plc, The Council of the Industrial Society, and Sears
plc. He currently serves as Deputy Governor of the Bank of
Scotland, Chairman of the Petroleum Exchange of London, Chairman of
Avis Europe, and non-executive director for Intercontinental
Exchange Services Inc., The Merchants Trust, Sun Life Financial
Services of Canada and Seimens plc. As a Member of the Board, Sir
Bob will advise CHC and consult with other Board Members on a wide
range of issues. CHC Helicopter Corporation is the world's largest
provider of helicopter services to the global offshore oil and gas
industry, with aircraft operating in 30 countries and a team of
approximately 3,500 professionals worldwide. This press release may
contain projections and other forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the "safe harbour" provision of the United States
Private SecuritiesLitigation Reform Act of 1995. While these
projections and other statements represent our best current
judgement, they are subject to risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to vary. These statements may involve risks
and uncertainties including, but not limited to, factors detailed
in CHC's Annual Report on Form 20-F and in other filings with the
United States SEC. Should one or more of these risks or
uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove
incorrect, actualoutcomes may vary materially from those indicated.
DATASOURCE: CHC Helicopter Corporation CONTACT: Jo Mark Zurel,
Senior Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer, (709)
570-0567; Derrick Sturge, Vice President Finance & Corporate
Secretary, (709) 570-0713. If you wish to be added to, or removed
from, the Company's distribution list, please contact .
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