John Wiebe

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Ballard Sees Positive Developments in Fuel Cell Material Handling Market
Ballard Power Systems sees great potential in material handling applications powered by Ballard fuel cell stacks
Where have all the flowers gone?
It is said one of every three bites of food eaten worldwide depends on pollinators, especially bees, for a successful harvest. If this is true, what happens to us when the bees are gone?
How Are China's Overseas Investments Affecting the Environment?
Chinese overseas investments are rapidly increasing, A significant amount of this increasing OFDI goes to the energy and resources sectors-much of it in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
South Korea on course to have the world's highest Carbon Prices
In a little over 18 months, South Korea will launch a scheme that will cap around 70% of its greenhouse gas emissions.
Funding available for Cleaner Fossil Fuel Production
CCEMC is offering up to $50 million in funding for projects that can reduce emissions from fossil fuel production and processing.

John Wiebe

President & CEO, GLOBE Group, Canada

Mr. Wiebe is currently President and CEO of the GLOBE Foundation, CEO of GLOBE Events Ltd., CEO of GLOBE Communications Ltd., CEO of GLOBE Advisors Inc., CEO of GLOBE Ventures Ltd., and CEO of Sustainable Media Group (SMG) LLC. Until May of 2005 he was the President and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, and until April of 2007 he was Chairman of the Board of the Canadian Education Centres Network and Global Schools Inc. with operations throughout the Asia Pacific region and Latin America.

He is the Chairman of West Mountain Capital Corporation and a member of the Board of Directors of Tonbridge Power Corporation; ECO Canada; the International Finance Centre and a member of the Advisory Board of SS Lootah Canada Ltd, a member of the SS Lootah Group in Dubai. He is a member of the United Nations Finance Initiative's Expert Group on Responsible Investment and serves on the Advisory Council of the Independent Power Producers Forum in Asia.

He is a past Chair of the Vancouver Economic Development Commission and the Canadian Board of the Pacific Basin Economic Council, and a past member of the National Roundtable on the Environment & the Economy. He continues to serve as a member of the Pacific Council and the Pacific Basin Economic Council.

Mr. Wiebe received degrees from the University of Manitoba (BSc) and McGill University (PhD). He has been an Associate at the Banff School of Management, and the East West Center in Hawaii.

In 2003 he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal by the Governor General of Canada.