Bertrand P. Collomb 

Dr. Collomb is the Honorary Chairman of Lafarge S.A., headquartered in Paris, France. Lafarge is a world leader in building materials, with 84,000 employees in 79 countries around the world. Dr. Collomb is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole des Mines in Paris and holds a French law degree and a PhD in Management. He has held several executive positions in Lafarge since 1975, including his appointment as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1989. He became Chairman of the Board in 2003. Dr. Collomb is also on the Boards of TOTAL S.A. and DuPont.  He is a Trustee of the International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation and Chairman of the French Institute for Studies in Science and Technology and the French Institute of International Relations. He is also a member of the Institut de France.

Brian P. Drummond

Mr. Drummond is a founding director of the Corporation and is President of Brican Investments Ltd., a privately-held investment holding company. He was Vice Chairman, Richardson Greenshields of Canada Limited and was previously President and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Greenshields Incorporated. He is a past chairman of the Investment Dealers Association of Canada as well as the Montreal Stock Exchange. Mr. Drummond is a director of the McGill University Health Centre Foundation and the Chairman of its Investment Committee. He is also a member of the Investment Committee of the Canadian Medical Protective Association. Mr. Drummond is a past chairman of the Montreal General Hospital Foundation.

Right Honourable Donald F. Mazankowski, P.C., O.C., A.O.E., D.Eng., LL.D.

Rt. Hon. Don Mazankowski became a business consultant following his retirement from federal politics in 1993. He was first elected to the House of Commons in 1968 and served as a Member of Parliament for Vegreville for 25 years. In 1986, he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Government House Leader and President of the Queen’s Privy Council. He served as Deputy Prime Minister until his retirement in 1993. In July 2000, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada, and in October 2003, appointed to The Alberta Order of Excellence. Mr. Mazankowski is also a senior advisor to Gowling, Lafleur, Henderson LLP, Barristers and Solicitors. He is a past member of the board of governors of the University of Alberta and is past chairman of the Institute of Health Economics.

Mr. Mazankowski also serves on the Boards of Canadian Oil Sands Trust, Power Corporation of Canada, Power Financial Corporation, Great West Lifeco Inc., The Great West Life Assurance Company, and IGM Financial Inc.

Helmut M. Neldner

Mr. Neldner has extensive experience in the telecommunications industry and is the former President & Chief Executive Officer of AGT and Telus Corporation. He started his career with AGT in 1964 and later served as Vice President, Finance and Vice President, Corporate Planning and Engineering before retiring as President & Chief Executive Officer of TELUS Corporation in 1994. Mr. Neldner graduated from the University of Alberta with a BComm, specializing in finance and graduated from the Harvard Advanced Management Program.

Michael R.P. Rayfield

Mr. Rayfield had extensive international banking experience in London, Chicago and New York before joining the Bank of Montreal in 1982. He is currently Vice Chair, Investment and Corporate Banking, BMO Capital Markets and serves on the Canadian Management Committee. He has responsibility for senior corporate relationships in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K., and management of BMO's Investment Banking business in China and India. Mr. Rayfield is a graduate of the Institute of Banking, U.K., the Senior Manager's Program at Harvard University, and the Advanced Executive Program at J.L. Kellogg Graduate School, Northwestern University. He has studied at Cambridge University and is a graduate of the Director Education Program, Institute of Corporate Directors. Mr. Rayfield is a director of ATCO Structures & Logistics Ltd. and is on the Board of Governors of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Programme.

Nancy C. Southern

In addition to her role as President & Chief Executive Officer, Nancy serves as Deputy Chair for ATCO Ltd. and Canadian Utilities Limited. Nancy Southern was appointed President & Chief Executive Officer, ATCO Ltd. and Canadian Utilities Limited, on January 1, 2003. Previously she had been Co-Chairman & Chief Executive Officer since January 2000, Deputy Chief Executive Officer since May 1998 and Deputy Chairman since January 1996. She has been a Director of the Corporation since 1989. Ms. Southern has full responsibility for strategic direction and the operations of the corporation, reporting to the Board of Directors. She is currently a Director of ATCO Ltd. and Canadian Utilities Limited and serves on the Boards of all the ATCO Group subsidiary companies. She is also a Director of the Bank of Montreal, AKITA Drilling Ltd., CU Inc. and Sentgraf Enterprises Ltd.  Ms. Southern is a member of The Business Council, a US-based association of Chief Executive Officers representing a broad range of global businesses and the Canadian Council of Chief Executives whose membership is comprised of Canadian-based Chief Executive Officers, also representing a broad range of industries.

Ronald D. Southern, C.B.E., C.C., LL.D.

Ron Southern is Chairman of the Board of ATCO Ltd. and Canadian Utilities Limited. Together with his late father, S.D. Southern, Mr. Southern co-founded ATCO Group in 1947. Mr. Southern also serves as a Director of AKITA Drilling Ltd., Chairman of Sentgraf Enterprises Ltd and is a Canadian member of the Trilateral Commission.  Some of Mr. Southern's many distinctions include: Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 1995; Officer of the Order of Orange Nassau, 2006; and Companion of the Order of Canada, 2007. 

Mr. Southern is a recipient of many awards including the International Distinguished Entrepreneur Award, 1990; induction into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame, 1995; recognized as Canadian CEO of the Year, 1996; Holland Trade Award from the Government of the Netherlands and in 2007, induction into the Canadian Manufacturing Hall of Fame. 

Charles W. Wilson

Mr. Wilson is Lead Director for the Board of ATCO Ltd. and a director of ATCO Structures & Logistics Ltd. Mr. Wilson is a former President, Chief Executive Officer and director of Shell Canada Limited and a former President and director of Shell Investments Limited (Canada). He is a Director of AKITA Drilling Ltd., Big Rock Brewery Income Trust and Talisman Energy Inc. Mr. Wilson graduated from the University of New Mexico with his MSc in Engineering and held several senior executive positions in refining and marketing, chemical, oil & gas production and corporate planning during his career at Shell.