Robert Gillespie is the President of Gilvest Inc. He was the Chairman and CEO of General Electric Canada Inc. from 1992 to 2005. Mr. Gillespie served as the President of PEO from 1994 to 1995 and led PEO's discipline and enforcement task force through an in-depth review of core functions. Among the awards he has received are the Distinguished Service Award from the Canadian Electrical Association (1993), the Gold Medal Award from Engineers Canada (1999), Canada's International Executive of the Year (1999), the Queen's Jubilee Medal from the Canadian Council for International Business (2003), and the Industry Recognition Award from Electro-Federation Canada (2003).