Leadership – George Haynal

Mr. George Haynal

Director

George Haynal, Vice-President, Government Affairs, for Bombardier Inc., is a former Canadian diplomat and public servant. Prior to his retirement from the Canadian Foreign Service in 2002, Haynal was Assistant Deputy Minister for the Americas in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. He last served abroad as Consul General in New York, with concurrent accreditation as Commissioner to Bermuda (1995-1998). He had earlier served as Deputy Permanent Representative to the OECD and Representative to the International Energy Agency in Paris. Prior postings include Lima and London. Among earlier DFAIT headquarters assignments he had been Head of the Departmental Policy Staff and Director General of Economic Policy. Mr. Haynal had also served as First Officer of the Priorities and Planning Secretariat in the Privy Council Office and, on Executive Exchange, as Acting Vice President (Corporate Banking) at the Head Office of the Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto.