Jacques Whitford Tel.: (902) 468-7777
Fax: (902) 468-9009 E-mail: hjacques@jacqueswhitford.com

Names of parents: John Augsutine Jacques and Clarina Anna Paula Menezes

Family: Wife Sharon, Children Jason and Jaime.

Sisters: Jessie Soares and Renee Cordeiro

Other family members: Cousins galore in Goa some of who are Cedric, Cosme, Carlos, Celine, Eric, Sunita, Marcellina, Laeticia, Conrad, Joy, Dean, Danny, David Leo, Caesar, and a few others around the world!
Uncles and aunts are: Pascoal Menezes, Matildes Menezes, Cecilia Menezes and Rosemary Menezes.

Education: St Mary's High School Byculla Bombay, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and Nova Scotia Technical College, Halifax NS

Links with Goa: I was raised in Goa where I spent all my summers. Parents came from Divar. Grandfather was Cosme Mathias Menezes, the founder of the CMM organisation. I try and visit Goa every few years to visit my Uncle Pascoal Menezes who has been a great influence on my life and all my cousins!

Visits to India: 2002 and every two years or so prior to that. Will be there again in 2005 I suspect!

Hobbies: Work and golf other then family!

Comments: Goan cuisine is the best in the world!

After graduation from the Technical University of Nova Scotia, Mr. Jacques joined Warnock Hersey Int. Ltd. in 1967 in their Halifax office and in 1969 was appointed Manager of the Geotechnical Services Division for the Atlantic Region.

In 1972, along with Mr. Michael Whitford, Hector Jacques formed Jacques, Whitford and Associates Limited to offer services in the earth sciences disciplines in the Atlantic Region. The firm presently has offices in the four Atlantic Provinces, Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories in Canada; Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island in the USA; Trinidad, W.I., and joint ventures with firms in Argentina, Brunei and Russia. The company currently employs 1000 persons. Mr. Jacques is Chairman and CEO of the Jacques Whitford Group.

In 1983, Mr. Jacques was awarded the Engineering Award for Distinctive Achievement in the Practice of Engineering by the Association of Professional Engineers of Nova Scotia. In 1986, the Association of Consulting Engineers bestowed on him the Beaubien Award, again for Distinctive Achievement in the Practice of Engineering. He was also a recipient of the Canada 125 Anniversary Medal (1993) for his significant contributions to compatriots, community and to Canada. In June 1994, the distinction of Fellow was bestowed on Mr. Jacques by the Engineering Institute of Canada. Under Mr. Jacques’ leadership Jacques Whitford was chosen by the Financial Post and Arthur Andersen & Co. as one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Private Companies in 1994. In the May Convocation of 1995, an Honorary Doctorate of Commerce was conferred upon Mr. Jacques by Saint Mary’s University, Halifax. Mr. Jacques was named Atlantic Canada Entrepreneur of the Year in October, 1996, and The Canadian Academy of Engineering awarded him the distinction of Fellow in June, 1997. In the May Convocation of 2001, an Honorary Doctorate of Law was conferred upon Mr. Jacques by Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia and by the University College of Cape Breton, Sydney, Nova Scotia. On June 5, 2001, Mr. Jacques was inducted into the Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame.

Mr. Jacques serves and has served as a director on numerous boards.