Sean Finn
Chair of the Board of Directors
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Sean Finn joined CN in 1994 and was appointed Senior Vice-President Public Affairs, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of CN in December 2000. Since February 2003, he is also responsible for CN's Public Affairs, Government Affairs and Risk Management functions.

Prior to joining CN, Mr. Finn was the managing tax partner with the Montreal law firm Lavery, de Billy. He was a lecturer for 20 years in tax legislation and policy at the masters in taxation at Université de Sherbrooke and for the graduate diploma in taxation at McGill University. He was a frequent speaker at tax conferences and has written extensively on various provincial and federal tax matters.

Mr Finn has been a member of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors since 2002. He graduated from the faculty of law of the University of Montreal and completed a Masters degree in tax law at the University of Toronto. He was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1983.