Marcel R. Coutu, President and Chief Executive Officer
Marcel Coutu joined Canadian Oil Sands Limited as President and Chief Executive Officer in September 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 25 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. Mr. Coutu has experience in the upstream oil sector, working for Hudson’s Bay Oil & Gas and Dome Petroleum, and experience in the investment banking business, mostly with Burns Fry Limited. He 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).
Mr. Coutu is a member of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives.
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Ryan M. Kubik, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Kubik joined Canadian Oil Sands in September 2002 as Treasurer, and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in April 2007. He also represents Canadian Oil Sands as Chair of the Syncrude Joint Venture Audit and Business Controls Sub-Committee. Prior to Canadian Oil Sands, Ryan held progressively senior finance positions with EnCana Corporation, PanCanadian Energy and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Ryan has completed the Institute of Corporate Directors, Corporate Governance program and is accredited as a certified director under that program with the ICD.D. designation. Ryan holds Chartered Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst designations and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary.
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Allen R. Hagerman, Executive Vice President
Mr. Hagerman, FCA, joined Canadian Oil Sands in June 2003 and is currently responsible for overseeing Canadian Oil Sands’ crude oil marketing operations. Prior to transitioning to the role of Executive Vice President, Allen was Chief Financial Officer of Canadian Oil Sands from 2003 to 2007. Allen has more than 25 years of experience in the financial management of energy companies. He was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Fording Canadian Coal Trust, playing a key role in that entity’s conversion into a trust. He also held senior financial positions at Hudson’s Bay Oil and Gas, InterHome Energy Inc., and Home Oil. Allen has completed the Institute of Corporate Directors, Corporate Governance program and is accredited as a certified director under that program with the ICD.D. designation. Allen is a chartered accountant and holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
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Trudy M. Curran, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Ms. Curran joined Canadian Oil Sands in September 2002. Trudy has practiced securities/corporate finance law for over twenty years and has been involved in numerous corporate reorganizations and acquisitions including Canadian Pacific Limited's spin-off in 2001 and the merger of PanCanadian Energy and Alberta Energy Company in 2002, which created EnCana Corporation. Prior to joining Canadian Oil Sands, she held senior positions with EnCana, Canadian Pacific Limited and Canadian Airlines. Trudy received her LLB (with distinction) in 1986 and B.A. (with distinction) in 1983 from the University of Saskatchewan and was a recipient of the Governor General's Bronze medal award.
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Darren K. Hardy, Senior Vice President, Operations
Mr. Hardy joined Canadian Oil Sands in September 2008 and is responsible for helping to direct Syncrude’s operations and growth plans on behalf of Canadian Oil Sands. He represents Canadian Oil Sands on the Syncrude Joint Venture Operations Sub-Committee and the Growth Development Planning and Major Projects Sub-Committee. Prior to Canadian Oil Sands, Darren was with Syncrude Canada Ltd. for nearly 20 years. His strong background in oil sands operations includes senior management experience in process operations, maintenance and capital projects. Darren holds a BSc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alberta and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists (APEGGA).
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Robert P. Dawson, Vice President, Finance
Mr. Dawson joined Canadian Oil Sands in May 2007. Rob has more than 10 years of finance experience with senior positions at Suncor Energy Ltd., Global Crossing Ltd. based in Dublin, Ireland, and the reinsurance industry based in Bermuda. Rob holds Chartered Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst designations and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary.
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Siren Fisekci, Vice President, Investor and Corporate Relations
Ms. Fisekci joined Canadian Oil Sands in November 2002. Siren has 20 years of experience in investor relations and corporate communications, concentrated in the energy sector. She previously held positions with EnCana Corporation, PanCanadian Energy and Rigel Energy. Siren holds a Bachelor of Communications degree from the University of Calgary, and has completed the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program, the Canadian Securities Course and the Richard Ivey Strategic Management of Investor Relations program.
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Adrienne Nickerson, Vice President, Operations
Ms. Nickerson joined Canadian Oil Sands in September 2010 and is responsible for helping to set the direction of Syncrude’s current operations and growth strategies, with a focus on major projects and tailings management. She represents Canadian Oil Sands on the Syncrude Joint Venture Operations Sub-Committee and the Growth Development Planning and Major Projects Sub-committee.
Prior to joining Canadian Oil Sands, Adrienne was with Suncor Energy for over 20 years. Most recently, her roles included Director of Technical Services, where she was responsible for driving improvement and fostering innovation in mining operations and Director of Sustaining Capital Projects, where she oversaw development of project and capital portfolio management processes to achieve project success and provide the framework for investment decisions.
Adrienne holds a BSc. in Mining Engineering with Honours from Queens University, and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists (APEGGA). She is a graduate of the Ivey Executive Program as well as a contributing member of the Global Organization Design Society.
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David Sirrs, Vice President, Marketing
David joined Canadian Oil Sands in 2006 as Director, Marketing and was appointed Vice President, Marketing in 2010. In this role he leads Canadian Oil Sands’ in-house marketing team that focuses on optimizing product pricing, monitoring and responding to the direction of crude oil markets as well as maintaining strong relationships with its customers.
Prior to joining Canadian Oil Sands, David held energy marketing and trading positions with Devon Canada, Husky Energy Marketing, Gulf Canada Resources and Crestar Energy. He holds a B.Comm with Distinction from the University of Saskatchewan.
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Philip D. Birkby, Controller
Mr. Birkby joined Canadian Oil Sands in May 2010. Philip has more than 15 years of accounting and finance experience with senior positions at Suncor Energy, Petro-Canada and the reinsurance industry based in Bermuda. Philip holds a Chartered Accountant designation and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta.
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Scott W. Arnold, Director, Sustainability & External Relations
Mr. Arnold joined Canadian Oil Sands in August 2005. Scott has 10 years of finance and accounting experience and prior to Canadian Oil Sands, he worked in the Financial Advisory group at Deloitte & Touche, LLP. Scott holds a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Business Valuator designation as well as Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Business Administration degrees from the University of Calgary.
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