From 1994 until 1997 he was stationed in Europe as the Nortel executive responsible for their International R&D and worked and traveled extensively throughout Asia. In 1997, he moved to the US as the executive responsible for the development of the AT&T account for Nortel. George retired from Nortel in June of 2000. He is an Honorary Professor of the Beijing University of Post and Telecommunication ,and holds an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the University of Ottawa. He has served on the Board of Carleton University , and the advisory board of the National Research Council.