Gail Harding

Ms. Harding was the Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary for Canadian Western Bank Financial Group until her retirement in 2018.She was previously a partner at the law firm Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, (where she specialized in capital markets and mergers and acquisitions), and Legal Counsel and Exchange Secretary at the Alberta Stock Exchange. Ms. Harding brings extensive board experience having served on the boards of the Alberta Electric System Operator, The Workers’ Compensation Board (Alberta), AC Energy (TSX-V), Alberta Ballet and numerous subsidiaries of the CWB Financial Group. She currently serves on the boards of Meridian Credit Union (Chair, Risk Committee) and the Alberta Securities Commission.

Ms. Harding was a recipient of the Canadian General Counsel Award, the Women in Law Leadership Award, and the Queen’s Counsel designation from the Province of Alberta. She holds Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Laws degrees (University of Alberta), ICD.D (Institute of Corporate Directors) and FSA (Sustainability Accounting Standards Board) designations and is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Bankers.