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Board of Directors

Albrecht W.A. Bellstedt Q.C.
Chairman, Canmore, AB

Ian M. Reid
Vice Chairman, Edmonton, AB

James C. Houck MBA, B.Sc.
Calgary, AB

Harry A. King B.A., C.A.
Vancouver, BC

Allister J. McPherson M.Sc.
Edmonton, AB

H.R. (Hank) Reid, MBA, P.Eng.
Gabriola Island, BC

George Schneider
Sundre, AB

Brian W. L. Tod B.A., LL.B., Q.C.
Edmonton, AB

Carmen R. Loberg
Edmonton, AB

Wendy L. Hanrahan C.A.
Calgary, AB

James C. Houck

  • Appointed President of The Churchill Corporation January 2009
  • Appointed to the Board of Directors of Churchill January 2009
Formerly:
  • President and CEO and a director of Western Oil Sands Inc.
Allister J. McPherson

  • Director since January 2009
Currently:
  • Member of the EPCOR Board of Directors
  • Member of University of Alberta’s Investment Committee
  • Member of the Edmonton Regional Advisory Board of the Alberta Motor Association
  • Chair of the Alberta Credit Union Deposit Guarantee Corporation
Formerly:
  • Executive Vice President of Canadian Western Bank
  • Deputy Provincial Treasurer (Finance and Revenue) for the Province of Alberta from 1984-1996
  • Chair of the Endowment Fund Policy Committee of Alberta Finance
Carmen R. Loberg

  • Appointed July 2009
Currently:
  • President and CEO of NorTerra Inc., a privately held investment and management company
Other:
  • Principal & Co-founder, C.T. Aeroprojects Inc.
  • Director, Canadian Helicopters Limited
  • Director, McCoy Corporation
  • Director, ArcticNet
  • Director, Edmonton Chamber of Commerce
H.R. (Hank) Reid

  • Director since February 1991
Committee membership:
  • Member of the Audit Committee
Formerly:
  • Interim President and CEO of the Churchill Corporation from November 2004 to May 2005
  • President and Chief Executive Officer of Churchill from 1990 to 2002
  • President, Western Region, Director and Vice President Corporate Development, George Wimpey Canada
  • President, Carlson Construction
  • Corporate Controller, Bovis Corporation
George Schneider

  • Director since May 2006
Committee membership:
  • Member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee
Currently:
  • President of Schneider
    Investments Inc.
Formerly:
  • 23-year career at Laird Electric, with the last ten as President
Harry A. King

  • Director since August 1997
Committee membership:
  • Chairperson of the Audit Committee
Currently:
  • President and Director, Harking Investments Ltd.
  • Director of Cogeco Cable Inc. and several private corporations
Formerly:
  • With Peat Marwick Mitchell (now KPMG), Arthur Andersen, Revenue Canada and Continental Lime Ltd.
Albrecht W.A. Bellstedt

  • Elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of Churchill August 2008
  • Director since May 2007
Committee membership:
  • Chairperson of the Corporate Governance, Nominating and Risk Management Committee
Currently:
  • President, A.W.A Bellstedt Professional Corp., a consulting services company
Formerly:
  • Executive Vice President, Law and Corporate, TransCanada Corp.
  • Practiced law at Fraser Milner Casgrain
Other:
  • Director, Canadian Western Bank
  • Lead Director, The Forzani Group Ltd.

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Our Directors are a valuable resource, with a wealth of relevant experience and contacts, including having served as directors of other public companies.

Our Board ensures appropriate policies and processes are in place for strategic planning, risk management, monitoring the performance of senior management, succession planning and ensuring the integrity of our accounting and information systems.

There are three standing Board Committees: Audit; Human Resources and Compensation; and Corporate Governance, Nominating and Risk Management.

 

Ian M. Reid

  • Elected Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Churchill in August 2008
  • Director since May 2007
Committee membership:
  • Member of the Human Resource and Compensation Committee
Currently:
  • President, Finning (Canada), a division of Finning International Inc.
Other:
  • Chair of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors
  • Member of the Board of Governors for Junior Achievement of Northern Alberta and NWT
Brian W. L. Tod

  • Director since May 1993
Committee membership:
  • Member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee
Currently:
  • Senior Partner, national law firm of Miller Thomson LLP, practicing primarily in the areas of corporate, commercial and real estate law
Formerly:
  • Director of several public and private corporations and charities
Wendy L. Hanrahan

  • Appointed to the Churchill Board of Directors December 2009
Currently:
  • Vice-President, Human Resources, Communications and Facilities Management at TransCanada Corporation ("TransCanada"), an energy infrastructure development corporation
Formerly:
  • Held senior positions with TransCanada and TC Pipelines LP in the areas of accounting and finance, corporate strategy, planning and evaluations
Other:
  • Director, Heritage Park Historical Village
  • Chair, Career Services Advisory Committee of the University of Calgary
  • Member, advisory board at Bowen Workforce Solutions

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