James E.C. Carter

James E.C. Carter, O.C., serves as a member of the board of directors of BrandSafway.

Mr. Carter retired from Syncrude Canada Ltd. in 2007 after 28 years, including 10 years as President and 18 years as Operations Chief. He currently serves on the boards of Irving Oil Limited (Lead Independent Director), Finning International Inc., and Ellis Don Construction Services Inc. and as board chair of Careers The Next Generation, a not-for-profit organization. He formerly served as the Chair of the Mining Association of Canada.

Among his many honors, Mr. Carter was awarded the Order of Canada and was also inducted as a fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Mr. Carter is a registered professional engineer in the Province of Alberta and a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. Mr. Carter holds a B.S. in Mining Engineering from the Technical University of Nova Scotia and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.

He is the recipient of honorary doctorates from the Technical University of Nova Scotia in Engineering, the University of Alberta in Science, and the University of Prince Edward Island in Law.