NLIS 6
November 15, 2005
(Executive Council)
Premier appoints new
President and Chief Executive Officer, Bull Arm Site Corporation
Premier Danny Williams today
announced the appointment of Joan Cleary as president and chief
executive officer of Bull Arm Site Corporation.
�I am extremely pleased that Ms. Cleary has accepted this position
that is crucial to the future of our world-class fabrication
facility at Bull Arm,� Premier Williams said. �Ms. Cleary�s
background and her passion for the development of our province are
well suited to the demands of the position.�
Since it was developed 15 years ago to meet the demands of the
offshore petroleum industry, the Bull Arm fabrication site has
changed significantly to maintain its competitive edge. Changes have
included reconfiguration or redesign of some of its infrastructure
to meet the demands of the oil and gas industry.
�Ms. Cleary will provide the leadership to enable the facility to
continue to be competitive and attract new business,� Premier
Williams said. �She has a demonstrated record of commitment to the
growth and development of not only the Bull Arm site, but to the
petroleum industry in general. Her dedication to the economic
well-being of our province is reflected in her active participation
at the community and regional level.�
Information about the Bull Arm site, located at the head of Great
Mosquito Cove on the west side of Trinity Bay, is available at
www.bullarm.com.
Media contact: Elizabeth Matthews, Office of the Premier, (709)
729-3960, 690-5500;
elizabethmatthews@gov.nl.ca
BIOGRAPHY
Joan Cleary most recently served as
chairperson of the Workplace, Health, Safety and Compensation
Commission. A member of the Bull Arm Site Corporation Board since
2004, she worked at the Bull Arm site as a senior health specialist
for three years during the construction of the Terra Nova FPSO, a
position that provided her with first-hand knowledge of the physical
construction of the site to enable rapid emergency response. Her
four years working in the oil industry also included 18 months as
senior site medical for the construction of the storage tanks for
offshore oil at Whiffen Head.
Ms. Cleary, currently mayor of the Town of Come By Chance, is a
member of the Bull Arm Committee serving towns from Clarenville to
Whitbourne; a member of the Regional Council Group encompassing
towns from Little Harbour to Goobies; a member of the Liaison
Committee for the Whiffen Head Storage Facility NTL; a member of the
Community Liaison Committee for the North Atlantic Refinery; member
of the Chamber of Commerce sub-committee on the feasibility of high
speed Internet for the area; and representative for Come By Chance
on the Arnold�s Cove Area Chamber of Commerce.
A registered nurse by profession, she has worked at the hospital in
Grand Falls-Windsor, as a public health nurse for the district
covering Swift Current to Little Harbour, and partnered with her
husband in establishing a medical clinic in Arnold�s Cove.
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