Mr. Thierry Vandal, President and CEO, Hydro

Biographical Notes
Thierry Vandal
President and Chief Executive Officer
Thierry Vandal has been involved in the North American energy sector for more
than 28 years. He has worked in the oil industry (operations and marketing),
the petro-chemical industry (production and international marketing), and
the natural gas industry (business development and strategic planning).
Mr. Vandal joined Hydro-Québec in November 1996. He served as Vice
President–Strategic Planning and Business Development, and then in 2001
became President of Hydro-Québec Production. In April 2005, he was named
President and Chief Executive Officer of Hydro-Québec.
Mr. Vandal holds an engineering degree from École polytechnique (Université
de Montréal, 1982) and an MBA from École des hautes études commerciales
(Université de Montréal, 1995). In 2007, the Université de Montréal awarded
him an honorary doctorate to underscore his outstanding professional
contribution to the energy sector.
Mr. Vandal is Chairman of the boards of the Société d’énergie de la Baie
James and Hydro-Québec International. He sits on the boards of The
Conference Board of Canada, École des hautes études commerciales de
Montréal and McGill University, where he also serves as Chair of the
Finance Committee.
November 2010