Bowles is a member of the Audit Committee and of the Environment, Health & Safety and Sustainable Development Committee. Bowles has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation since 2010. Prior to this, he served as President and CEO of the Iron Ore Company of Canada, from 2001 to 2010. Following his graduation from Université Laval in Quebec City with a degree in chemical engineering, Bowles joined Quebec Iron and Titanium (QIT) where he also served as President. Bowles completed an MBA at McGill University and obtained an Institute of Corporate Directors designation. A member of the Québec Ordre des Ingénieurs, he is on the boards of the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, the Chamber of Marine Commerce, Green Marine, and also serves on the advisory committee of Hatch & Associates.