Paul Tellier entered Canada's civil service in the 1970s and rose through the ranks of the federal bureaucracy through several high-profile deputy minister portfolios, culminating as the nation's top civil servant from August 12,1985 to June 30,1992, when he was appointed Clerk of the Privy Council, in the Privy Council Office of Canada, during Brian Mulroney's ministry.
10 Facts About Paul Tellier
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Paul Tellier was a driving force behind the successful privatization of the company in 1995 and was widely seen as being the principal instigator behind CN's purchase of Illinois Central, which saw the company expand its focus from an exclusively east-west orientation into a north-south one.
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Paul Tellier was responsible for hiring a management team that focused on making CN a "scheduled" freight railway, largely by promoting former Illinois Central president Hunter Harrison to a vice-president position at CN.
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In January 2003, Paul Tellier stepped down from CN, to take a three-year posting as the President and CEO of Bombardier.
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Paul Tellier oversaw Bombardier and sold its recreational vehicle production to the Beaudoin family, Bombardier's majority shareholders.
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Paul Tellier made several major cuts in the workforce and attempted to adjust and refocus the company on its core business activities.
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On December 13,2004, it was announced that Paul Tellier was leaving Bombardier, after he told the company that he did not want to stay for the full three years of his contract.
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Paul Tellier serves as an executive on the board of directors of Bell Canada and Rio Tinto Alcan.
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Since November 2006, Paul Tellier has served as joint chairman on the Prime Minister's Advisory Committee on the Public Service of Canada.
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Paul Tellier is the son of Maurice Tellier, and the grandson of Sir Joseph-Mathias Tellier, who was the brother of Louis Tellier.