Robert L. Phillips

Mr. Phillips is the Lead Director, Chair of the Governance & Nominating Committee and is a member of the Human Resources & Compensation Committee.

Mr. Phillips holds a B.Sc. (Chemical Engineering) and an LL.B., both from the University of Alberta. Before July 2004, Mr. Phillips was President and Chief Executive Officer of the BCR Group of Companies, which was involved in rail transportation and marine terminal operations. Before joining BCR, he was Executive Vice President, Business Development and Strategy for MacMillan Bloedel Limited, and has held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of the PTI Group Inc. and Dreco Energy Services Ltd. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in Alberta in 1991. He is a director of several public corporations, including Canadian Western Bank, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. and Capital Power Corporation. He was formerly a director of Precision Drilling Corporation.