Orie G. Williams

Orie G. Williams is retired and lives in Anchorage, Alaska, and Zihuatanejo, Mexico. Williams was elected to the Doyon, Limited board of directors in March 2008 and was re-elected in 2011, 2014, and 2017. Williams previously served on the board of directors from 1978 to 1984, holding the offices of vice president, chair, and vice-chair. He currently serves on the executive committee and the Doyon Natural Resources Development Corporation board. He previously served as the chairman of the Doyon board and on the Doyon shareholder relations committee. He has chaired the boards of Doyon Oil Field Services, Inc., Doyon Government Contracting, Inc., Doyon Natural Resources Development Corporation, and Doyon Tourism, Inc.

Williams served as president/CEO of Doyon, Limited, and the family of companies from 2002 to 2007. He has an extensive business background and was previously employed as the executive vice president of the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation; as an economic development specialist with the State of Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs, and as president of Toghotthele Corporation and its subsidiaries. Williams previously owned construction and consulting companies, and A to Z Business Services. Williams attended Nenana Public School, graduated from Lathrop High School, and attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Skadron College of Business in California. He has attended numerous professional workshops and holds an economic development and financial professional certification.