Mr. Thomas R. VANT

(Canada), was named BIAC's Secretary General in June 2003.   Mr. Vant is responsible for the operational leadership and management of the BIAC.  This includes the representation at the OECD of the business communities of 30 member countries with regard to the full spectrum of public policy issues addressed by OECD governments and advanced by the private sector.  Before coming to BIAC, Mr. Vant was immersed in Canada’s energy industry for more than thirty years, and was Chairman of the Board of Syncrude Canada for a decade. He began his professional life working for Canadian governments where he held several different positions, many dealing with the energy sector. Mr. Vant earned both a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Business Administration and Commerce from the University of Alberta.