Board of Directors
Mr. Anderson was President of BCE Ventures (a subsidiary of BCE Inc.) from 2001 to 2005 (telecommunications) and prior to that, Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of BCE Inc., Bell Canada Inc. and of Bell Cablemedia plc (telecommunications).
Mr. Baum was Chairman and CEO of Sempra Energy from July 2000 to February 2006, a San Diego based Fortune 500 energy services holding company formerly known as Enova Corporation. Previous to that, Mr. Baum was President, COO and Vice Chairman of Sempra Energy, from July 1998 to July 2000.
Mr. Faithfull is a 36 year veteran of Royal Dutch/Shell plc (energy), where he held diverse international roles principally in oil products and LNG project development. As President and CEO of Shell Canada Limited, he was responsible for bringing the $6 billion Athabasca Oil Sands Project on line, the first fully integrated oil sands venture in 25 years.
Dawn Farrell became President and CEO of TransAlta Corporation in January 2012. Prior to her appointment, she served as Chief Operations Officer from 2009 to 2011.
Chair
From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Giffin served as the United States Ambassador to Canada with responsibility for managing Canada/US bilateral relations, including energy and environmental policy. Prior to this appointment, he practised law for 18 years as a senior partner in Atlanta, Georgia and Washington, DC.
Mr. Jespersen has been Chair and CEO of La Jolla Resources International Ltd. since 1998 (advisory and investments). He has also held senior executive positions with NOVA Corporation of Alberta, Foothills Pipe Lines Ltd., and Husky Oil Limited before assuming the presidency of Foothills Pipe Lines Ltd. and later, NOVA Gas International Ltd.
Mr. Kanovsky co founded Northstar Energy Corporation (“Northstar”) with initial capital of $400,000 and helped build this entity into an oil and gas producer that was sold to Devon Energy Corporation for approximately $600 million in 1998. During this period, Mr. Kanovsky was responsible for strategy and finance as well as merger and acquisition activity.
Mr. Lackenbauer was Deputy Chairman of BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. (investment banking) from 1990 to 2004. Prior to this, he was responsible for the principal activities of the firm, which included fixed income sales and trading, new issue underwriting, syndication and merger and acquisition advisory mandates.
Ms. Maidment was Chief Financial and Administrative Officer (“CFAO”) of BMO Financial Group (“BMO”) from 2007 to 2009. Prior to that she was Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) from 2003 to 2007 and Executive Vice-President and CFO of BMO from 2000 to 2003.
Mr. Mansour was President and CEO of the California Independent System Operator Corporation from 2005 to 2011. Prior to that, he served in senior executive roles at BC Hydro and the British Columbia Transmission Corporation.
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