Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> February 23, 2004

JOHN FRIEDRICHSEN – FIRSTSERVICE CORPORATION (FSRV)

JOHN B. FRIEDRICHSEN, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of FirstService Corporation, joined the company as Vice President, Acquisitions in February 1998, a position that he held until May 2000 when he became Senior Vice President, Acquisitions. In September 2002, Mr. Friedrichsen was named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of FirstService. Prior to joining FirstService, from October 1996 to February 1998, Mr. Friedrichsen held the position of Vice President with Ernst & Young Corporate Finance Inc. in Toronto, where he was responsible for advising companies on a range of corporate finance matters, including the raising of capital and acquisitions. Prior to October 1996 and from June 1995, Mr. Friedrichsen held the position of Vice President at Canadian Corporate Funding Limited, a privately held merchant and investment bank based in Toronto, where he was responsible for advising companies on raising private capital. From May 1987 to June 1995, Mr. Friedrichsen held senior lending and credit positions with National Bank of Canada in the bank's commercial and corporate banking groups based in Toronto. Mr. Friedrichsen began his career in September 1984 with the chartered accounting firm Thorne Riddell, a predecessor firm of KPMG, where Mr. Friedrichsen obtained his Chartered Accountant designation. Profile
TWST: Could you tell us what FirstService is, what the business looks

like today, and then give us a short history of the company?

Mr. Friedrichsen: FirstService is a diversified services