Donald J. Lowry (2) , Chairman of the Board
Executive Advisor
EPCOR Utilities Inc.
Edmonton, Alberta
Mr. Lowry became a director in 2007, and assumed the role of Chairman of the Board in 2009. He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of EPCOR Utilities Inc. from 1998 until 2013, and currently serves in an executive advisory role. Mr. Lowry became Chairman of Capital Power Corporation, a publicly traded company formed when EPCOR spun off its generation business in 2009.
Mr. Lowry holds a B.Comm. (Hons) and MBA from the University of Manitoba, and is a graduate of the Harvard Advanced Management Program and the Banff School of Management.
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Ian A. Bourne (1) (2), Corporate Director
Calgary, Alberta
Mr. Bourne became a director in 2007. He is the Chair of Ballard Power Systems Inc., a director of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, a director of Wajax Corporation and a director and Vice-Chair of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. From January 1998 to December 2005, Mr. Bourne served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TransAlta Corporation, and he was President of TransAlta Power LP from its inception in March 1998 to December 2006. Mr. Bourne was appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer of SNC Lavalin Group Inc. on March 25, 2012 until the appointment of a new CEO in October 2012. Mr. Bourne is also a director of the Canadian Public Accountability Board, which regulates the auditors of public issuers in Canada.
Mr. Bourne obtained his Bachelor of Commerce Degree at Mount Allison University in 1969. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors, having completed the Director Education Program in February 2006 and was awarded the ICD.D designation in April of the same year. In 2011, Mr. Bourne was awarded the F.ICD (Fellowship) award.
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Marcel R. Coutu, President and Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Oil Sands Limited
Calgary, Alberta
Mr. Coutu joined Canadian Oil Sands Limited as President and Chief Executive Officer in 2001. Mr. Coutu also is Chairman of the Board of Syncrude Canada Ltd. and chairs the Syncrude Joint Venture CEO and management committees. Mr. Coutu has more than 30 years of experience in the energy sector, primarily focused in corporate finance. Prior to joining Canadian Oil Sands, Mr. Coutu was Chief Financial Officer of Gulf Canada and preceding that was Senior Vice President International and Vice President Finance at TransCanada Pipelines. He serves as a director of PowerCorp, Brookfield Asset Management, Great-West Lifeco Inc., and serves on the Pension and Compensation Committee of the Calgary Stampede Board. As well, he is a Governor of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP).
Mr. Coutu holds an H.B.Sc. in geology from the University of Waterloo (1976), an MBA from the University of Western Ontario (1980), and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists (APEGGA). He is also a member of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives. Mr. Coutu has completed the Institute of Corporate Directors, Corporate Governance program and is accredited with the ICD.D. designation.
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Gerald W. Grandey (1) (2), Corporate Director
Saskatoon, SK
Mr. Grandey joined Canadian Oil Sands' board in 2011. He is the former CEO of Cameco Corporation, having held the position from 2003 to June 2011. Prior to joining Cameco, Mr. Grandey was Vice-Chairman of the Concord Business Group and President of Energy Fuels Nuclear, both privately owned businesses. Mr. Grandey currently serves on the boards of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inmet Mining Corporation and Sandspring Resources Ltd. In the not for profit sector, he serves on the boards of Persephone Theatre, the Saskatoon Chapters of the YMCA and Junior Achievement, the Dean’s Advisory Council, Edwards School of Business and the Board of Governors of the Colorado School of Mines Foundation. He is past Chair of the World Nuclear Association and served on the public company board of Centerra Gold Inc., a gold mining company and former Cameco subsidiary, from 2004 to 2007, and was a director of Cameco from 2000 to June 2011. Mr. Grandey recently became a member of the National Board of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
He has a degree in geophysical engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and a law degree from Northwestern University.
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Arthur N. Korpach, Corporate Director
Mr. Korpach joined Canadian Oil Sands' board in 2013. He is a retired Vice Chairman of Investment Banking at CIBC World Markets Inc. Mr. Korpach has 27 years of investment banking experience working with clients in Canada and globally. During his career, he provided advice on numerous financing and merger and acquisition transactions.
Mr. Korpach is a director of Freehold Royalties Ltd. and of Canexus Corporation. He is Chair of the Board of United Way of Calgary and Area and is a past director of Mount Royal University and its Foundation. Mr. Korpach is a past chair of the Accounting Standards Board of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Mr. Korpach received a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1979 from the University of Saskatchewan and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1985. He is a Fellow Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Business Valuator. In 2012, Mr. Korpach received the designation of ICD.D from the Institute of Corporate Directors.
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Sarah E. Raiss (1), Corporate Director
Calgary, Alberta
Ms. Raiss joined the Board in 2012. From 2000 to 2011, Ms. Raiss was Executive Vice President for TransCanada Corporation where she was responsible for a broad portfolio including human resources, information systems, aviation, building, office services, real estate, organizational excellence and communications. Prior to TransCanada, Ms. Raiss had a consulting firm specializing in strategy, culture change and merger integration. Ms. Raiss has held various senior positions in the telecommunications industry including Ameritech (now AT&T).
Ms. Raiss is a director of Shoppers Drug Mart and Commercial Metals Company and serves on the National Board of the Institute of Corporate Directors. She is also on the Calgary Petroleum Club Board of Governors and is serving as that organization’s President from May of 2012 to May of 2013. Ms. Raiss also serves as Chair of the Alberta Electric System Operator.
Ms. Raiss has a B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics and an MBA, both from the University of Michigan. She has completed several courses including: “Creating Value Through Finance” at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University’s “Making Corporate Boards More Effective”, and the Institute of Corporate Directors’ (ICD) Directors’ Education Program. She has an ICD.D designation. In 2003, the year of its inception, and in 2004, 2005 and 2006, Ms. Raiss was named to Canada’s Most Powerful Women Top 100, and in 2007 was inducted into the Top 100 Hall of Fame.
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John K. Read (3), Corporate Director
Calgary, Alberta
John Read became a director in 2010. He is a Professional Engineer with 40 years of experience in engineering project management and construction in the energy industry. Mr. Read was a founding partner of Colt Engineering Corporation in 1974 where he held various engineering and management positions and served as President and/or CEO for 23 years, retiring in early 2006. Mr. Read currently serves on the boards of Axis NetMedia Corporation and PFB Corporation. In the not-for-profit sector, he is currently Chairman of the Ernst C. Manning Awards Foundation.
Mr. Read graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in Mechanical Engineering in 1970 and has experience in oil and gas, project management and construction.
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Brant Sangster (3), Corporate Director
Calgary, Alberta
Mr. Sangster became a director in 2006. In 2006, Mr. Sangster also retired as Senior Vice President, Oil Sands with Petro-Canada following a 25-year career as a senior executive with that company. He was responsible for managing Petro-Canada’s oil sands businesses, including its 12% interest in the Syncrude Joint Venture and participation in the Fort Hills mining and upgrading project. Prior to joining Petro-Canada, Mr. Sangster held various strategic planning and operating positions with Imperial Oil Ltd. for 13 years. Mr. Sangster currently serves as a director of Titanium Corporation Inc., Harvest Operations Corp. and Inter Pipeline Fund.
He holds a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Dalhousie Universit
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C.E. (Chuck) Shultz (3), Corporate Director
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Dauntless Energy Inc.
Calgary, Alberta
Mr. Shultz has been a director of Canadian Oil Sands or one of its predecessors since 1996 and was Chair of the Board from 1996 to 2009. Mr. Shultz is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dauntless Energy Inc., which he formed in 1995. Prior to that, Mr. Shultz served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Canada Resources Limited from 1990 to 1995. Mr. Shultz serves as a director of Enbridge Inc. and a director and the Audit Chair as well as interim “Lead Director” of Newfield Exploration Company. He also is a director of several private companies, including Glencoe Resources, Matrix Solutions and Sonoma Resources. In the not-for-profit sector, he currently serves on the board for the Sinneave Family Foundation and the Colorado School of Mines Foundation Board of Governors.
Mr. Shultz graduated from the Colorado School of Mines in Geological Engineering in 1961 and attended the University of Virginia’s Executive Program in 1980 and the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program in 1984. He has also completed the Institute of Corporate Directors, Corporate Governance program and is accredited with the ICD.D designation. In 2013, Mr. Shultz was awarded the F.ICD (Fellowship) award.
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Wesley R. Twiss (2) (3), Corporate Director
Calgary, Alberta
Mr. Twiss became a director in 2001. He is a corporate director with over 40 years of energy industry experience. He was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PanCanadian Energy Corporation from October 2000 until April 2002 and was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Petro-Canada from 1998 through 2000. In those roles, Mr. Twiss was responsible for directing all aspects of corporate financial affairs, as well as strategic management and corporate development. He is a director of EPCOR Utilities Inc. He has completed the Institute of Corporate Directors, Directors Education program and is accredited with the ICD.D designation.
Mr. Twiss holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario.
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John B. Zaozirny, Q.C. (1), Corporate Director
Vice Chairman
Canaccord Genuity Corporation
Calgary, Alberta
Mr. Zaozirny became a director in 1996. He is Vice Chairman of Canaccord Genuity Corporation. He also is a director of PetroAmerica Oil Corp., Pengrowth Energy Corporation, Computer Modelling Group, Bankers Petroleum Inc. and Coastal Energy Co. In addition to his private sector experience, Mr. Zaozirny was in public service as a former Minister of Energy for the Province of Alberta.
Mr. Zaozirny holds an LLB from the University of British Columbia, as well as an LLM from London School of Economics and Political Science. Mr. Zaozirny also has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Calgary.
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