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Ms. Stronach, age 41, was appointed in April 2007 and is currently Executive Vice-Chairman of Magna. In February 2001, Ms. Stronach was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Magna and in January 2002 she also became Magna's President. Ms. Stronach announced her resignation as President and Chief Executive Officer of Magna on January 20, 2004 to seek election to the Parliament of Canada to represent the riding of Newmarket-Aurora, Ontario. Ms. Stronach was elected to the House of Commons in the 2004 general election and then re-elected in the 2006 general election. In 2005 she joined the Cabinet and assumed responsibility for three separate and senior portfolios as Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, Minister responsible for Democratic Renewal and Minister responsible for Service Canada. A founding member of the Canadian Automotive Partnership Council, Ms. Stronach has also served on the Ontario Task Force on Productivity, Competitiveness and Economic Progress, and is a director of the Yves Landry Foundation, established to advance technological education and skills training for the manufacturing industry. Prior to 2001, she held various other senior management positions at Magna and served on the Board between 1988 and 2004. | 