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 of BCE Inc., Bell Canada Inc. and of Bell Cablemedia plc (telecommunications).
Mr. Baum was Chairman and CEO of Sempra Energy from December 1996 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, CEO and Vice-Chairman of Sempra Energy.
Mr. Bright was Chairman, President and CEO of MidAmerican Energy Company from 1997 to 1999 (electric and gas utility). He was also President, CEO and Chairman, and CEO of predecessor companies, including the Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Company (“IIG&E”) from 1991 to 1997.
Mr. Faithfull is a 36-year veteran of RoyalDutch/Shell plc (energy),where he filled 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.
From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Giffin served as the United States Ambassador to Canada with responsibility for managing Canada/U.S. 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, D.C.
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 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.
Chair
Mrs. Kaufman is a former partner with Stikeman Elliott LLP, an international law firm, where she practised antitrust law. She has served on a number of boards since 1987, when she became a director of Selkirk Communications Limited, a diversified communications company. A year later she was appointed Chair of the Board, President and CEO. Several other directorships followed.
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.
Dr. Piper was President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British Columbia (UBC) from 1997 to 2006. Prior to her appointment at UBC, she served as Vice-President, Research at the University of Alberta. She served on the boards of the Alberta Research Council, the Conference Board of Canada and the Centre of Frontier Engineering Research.
Stephen G. Snyder joined TransAlta Corporation in September 1996 as President & Chief Executive Officer. Prior to that, he was President & CEO of Camco Inc., GE Canada Inc., and Noma Industries Ltd.
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