Leontine Van Leeuwen-Atkins

Ms. Atkins has more than 30 years experience working across all facets of the energy value chain. Her experience spans both international and domestic markets, and has included in-depth expertise in oil and gas, mining, regulated utilities, pipelines, gas storage, power and petro- and agri- chemicals. Currently, she also serves on the boards of Cameco Corporation and EPCOR Utilities Inc.

Over the course of her career, Ms. Atkins has held several executive positions focused on business strategy, mergers and acquisitions, finance and sustainability. From 2006 – 2019, she was a partner with KPMG, where she served as Lead Partner on several large cap companies including Royal Dutch Shell, Nutrien, Pembina Pipeline and TC Energy. Based in Europe for 15 years, Ms. Atkins served as a partner in the European Energy & Natural Resources practice, led the Netherlands’ Industrial Markets practice and led Europe’s Chemical and Pharmaceutical practice, focusing on strategic investments and initiatives, before returning to Canada. Ms. Atkins also served on KPMG Canada’s National Board of Directors and, most recently, was Audit Committee Chair for Seven Generations Energy Ltd. She has also served on the boards of several not-for-profit organizations.

Ms. Atkins is a member of the executive committee of the Calgary Chapter of the Institute of Corporate Directors. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Acadia University, and a Master of Business Administration from Dalhousie University. Ms. Atkins holds CPA and CA designations, as well as the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.