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Clifford H. Fryers

Cliff Fryers is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the White Iron Group of Companies. In addition to serving on the Board of ENMAX, he is also on the Board of Advisors of Walton International Group and on the Board of Directors of many affiliated companies. He is Director with Kanata Developments Ltd. He is Chairman of the Board of the Manning Centre for Building Democracy.  He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Partners in Planning Financial Group Ltd.

Mr. Fryers was Chief of Staff to E. Preston Manning, M.P., Leader of Her Majesty’s Official Opposition in the House of Commons, the Reform Party of Canada and the Canadian Alliance until June of 2000. He assumed the formal role of Chief of Staff in June 1997 in order to help build the United Alternative, which became the Canadian Alliance. He did this in the capacity of a Chair of the United Alternative Steering Committee. 

Prior to that, Mr. Fryers was a partner with the law firm of Milner Fenerty (now Fraser Milner) which he joined in 1980. He worked in the Tax Litigation Section of the Department of Justice, Ottawa from 1971 to 1977 and then as General Tax Counsel for Mobil Oil Canada, Ltd.

While at Milner Fenerty from 1980 to June of 1997, he offered legal advice on mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, resource taxation and international taxation. He also carried on a significant practice involving negotiation with fiscal authorities, including tax litigation. He made numerous appearances before the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Canada, and the Supreme Court of Canada.

As a partner, he also played, at various times, a role in the organization, management and strategic planning of the firm and served as Chairman of the Business Development Department for five years and as Managing Partner of the Calgary office for three years.

Mr. Fryers received his bachelor of Commerce degree, with a major in Marketing and a minor in Corporate Finance, from the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, in 1970, and his Law degree from the same institution in 1971.

He was a member of the Law Societies of four provinces, Saskatchewan (1972), Ontario (1977), Manitoba (1978) and Alberta (1978), but now continues as an active member of only the latter.

Mr. Fryers was a Governor of the Canadian Tax Foundation and a Director of the Canadian Petroleum Tax Society.

Cliff lectured extensively in areas dealing with taxation and was the author of numerous papers and articles.  He has also authored and lectured in the field of law firm marketing including publication of the chapter titled “Marketing in the Medium to Large Firm” in The Lawyers Handbook, 3rd Ed., 1992, published by the Institute of Continuing Legal Education and the American Bar Association.

Having played an active role in the creation and development of the federal Reform Party of Canada, Cliff served as Chairman of the National Strategy Committee since its inception. He also served as Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of the Party for three to four years and before that he held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Reform Fund Canada, the business agent of the Party. He was also Chairman of the Party’s 1993 federal election effort when the Reform Party went from one seat to fifty-two seats.  He also chaired the Party’s 1997 federal election campaign effort, which resulted in sixty seats for Reform.

Mr. Fryers was the founder of the Business Against Drugs Program of which he was Chairman of the Board of Directors. The objective of the Program was to mobilize business to prevent substance abuse in the Alberta community, particularly through the workplace.

He has also been Vice-President of the Ranchmen’s Club in Calgary.

In addition to serving on the ENMAX Corporation Board of Directors, Mr. Fryers is a member of and Chairs ENMAX’s Audit and Finance Committee, and is a member of the Corporate Governance, Enterprise Risk Management and Investment Review Committees.



Michael D. Harris, ICD.D

Mike Harris was born in Toronto in 1945, and was raised in Callander and North Bay, Ontario. Prior to his election to the Ontario Legislature in 1981, Mike Harris was a schoolteacher, a School Board Trustee and Chair, and an entrepreneur in the Nipissing area. 

On June 8, 1995 Mike Harris became the twenty-second Premier of Ontario following a landslide election victory. In 1999, he was re-elected — making him the first Ontario Premier in over 30 years to form a second consecutive majority government. 

After leaving office in April 2002, Mr. Harris joined the law firm of Goodmans LLP as a Senior Business Advisor, and acts as a consultant to various Canadian companies. Mr. Harris serves as a Director on several corporate Boards including Magna International Inc., Canaccord Capital Inc. and FirstService Corporation. He is Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT and is Chair of the Board for EnGlobe Corp.  He is also a Director on the Boards of the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation and the Mount Royal College Foundation. 

Mr. Harris also serves on a number of corporate Advisory Boards for various companies, and is President of his own consulting firm – Steane Consulting Ltd. As well, he is a Senior Fellow with the Fraser Institute, a leading Canadian economic, social research and education organization. 

Mr. Harris is a member of ENMAX’s CSR, Sustainability and Communications and Human Resources Committees.



Alderman Bob Hawkesworth

Bob Hawkesworth was re-elected for a sixth time to represent Ward 4 in October 2007.  Bob's first experience on Calgary City Council, however, began in 1980 as Alderman for Ward 3 and continued until 1986 when he was chosen by his constituents to represent them in the Provincial Legislature as MLA for Calgary Mountainview.

In continuing his commitment to Ward 4, Bob presently sits on the following civic boards and committees:

  • Standing Policy Committee on Community and Protective Services, Chair
  • Standing Policy Committee on Utilities & Environment 
  • Disaster Services Committee, Chair
  • ENMAX Corporation, Board Director
  • Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA), President
  • Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Board Director

Bob's interest in housing is reflected in his involvement with the following:

  • Co-chair, Canadian Municipal Housing Advocacy Network - Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Bob's leadership on environmental sustainability was acknowledged by his Provincial appointment as a Founding Director of Climate Change Central.

Bob’s accomplishments over the years have been recognized with a number of awards. In 1999 he received the AUMA Award of Excellence for outstanding service to municipal government in Alberta. Bob was a recipient of the 2000 Calgary United Way “Spirits of Gold Award” for co-chairing the Calgary Homeless Initiative. In 2005, Alberta Venture Magazine named Bob one of Alberta's 50 Most Influential People.

Bob has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alberta and a Master of Arts Degree in Resources and the Environment from the University of Calgary. He is married to Wendy Eastman and enjoys traveling and amateur photography.In addition to serving on ENMAX’s Board, Alderman Hawkesworth is a member of ENMAX’s Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability and Communications Committee.



Gary Holden

Mr. Gary Holden is President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ENMAX Corporation (ENMAX) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of each of ENMAX’s subsidiary corporations. ENMAX, a wholly owned subsidiary of The City of Calgary, was incorporated in 1997 to carry on the electric utility transmission and distribution operations in Calgary and to compete and thrive in Canada’s first deregulated electric industry.

ENMAX is now a vertically integrated company participating in generation, transmission, distribution, retail and customer care. The company’s vision is “Exceptional people reinventing the Canadian energy and services industry: the choice of customers and investors, every day.” This strategic focus is carried through two primary subsidiary corporations. ENMAX Energy Corporation is unregulated, competing against other retailers in Alberta to provide customers with energy supply and services. ENMAX Power Corporation owns, operates and maintains the distribution and transmission network providing power to the Calgary area.

Prior to joining ENMAX in May, 2005, Mr. Holden held several keypositions with other organizations. Most recently Mr. Holden was President and Chief Operating Officer, AltaGas Income Trust, where, under his tenure, AltaGas flourished in the public markets, converted to a trust and grew substantially. He was Chairman and CEO of EnSource Energy Services, a TSE-listed service company specializing in oil and gas processing, power generation, compression and instrumentation / controls. Mr. Holden started his career in Calgary where he held a variety of positions with TransAlta Corporation. He was Executive Vice-President, Generation, and CEO of TransAlta New Zealand Limited, where he was responsible for the Australia and New Zealand business activities for TransAlta.

In 1983, Mr. Holden received a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Calgary and in 1997 was selected as one of Canada’s Top 40 under 40.

Mr. Holden serves as a director on each of the ENMAX Boards and the Canadian Electricity Association. Mr. Holden is the former Chairof the Science Alberta Foundation. He serves as a member ofthe Chairman’s Circle at SAIT andas a member of the Young President’s Organization (YPO).



Donald L. Lenz

Mr. Donald Lenz is the Managing Director of Newport Partners LP. and also serves on a number of boards associated with the Newport Partners Income Fund.  In addition to serving on the Board of ENMAX, he is also on the Board of Directors for DataMirror Corporation, a TSE listed company.

Mr. Lenz was Vice President and Director of RBC Dominion Securities Inc. from 1986 to 1999, Vice President, Goldman Sachs & Co. from 1976 to 1986 and with A.E. Ames & Co. Incorporated from 1969 to 1976 where he held the position of Vice President from 1973 to 1976 and was a member of the Money Market Department from 1969 to 1973.

Don received his Bachelor of Science (Chemical Engineering) degree from the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, in 1969.

In addition to serving on the ENMAX Corporation Board of Directors, Mr. Lenz Chairs the Enterprise Risk Management Committee and is a member of ENMAX’s Audit and Finance and Investment Review Committees.

 



Francis Leong

Francis Leong is a Principal of Sungai River Inc., an international financial consulting company. In addition to serving as a director on the ENMAX board, Mr. Leong serves as a Director on the Board of Grand Power Logistics.

Mr. Leong was a career public administrator, holding a variety of progressively responsible positions. Prior to his retirement in August, 2003, Francis was City Treasurer of The City of Calgary for a period of 4 years. 

Mr. Leong holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and a Masters of Public Administration. 

In addition to serving on the ENMAX Corporation Board of Directors, Mr. Leong is a member of the Audit and Finance and Enterprise Risk Management Committees and is Chairman of the Human Resources Committee.



Alderman Gord Lowe

Alderman Gord Lowe has been a Calgary Alderman since October 2001. Within the City of Calgary, Alderman Lowe is currently Chair of the Standing Policy Committee on Finance and Corporate Services, member of the Standing Policy Committee on Land Use, Planning and Transportation, Audit Committee, Calgary Planning Commission, Community Investment Fund, Corporate Pension Governance Committee, and Legacy Parks Fund Committee. He also serves as a director on the ENMAX Board and director on the board of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association and is a member of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association Municipal Governance Committee.

Prior to being elected as an Alderman, Gord was Manager of the Calgary Air Traffic Control at the Calgary International Airport between 1977 and 1996. Alderman Lowe has a long history of community involvement including volunteering at the 1988 Olympic Games for the Airspace Design, Management and Control. As well, he was a member of the Calgary Transportation Authority, Calgary Police Commission, Calgary Subdivision and Development appeal Board, Alberta Law Enforcement Review Board and Alberta Social Care Facilities Review committee. Gord currently is a director of the Calgary Aero Space Museum Society.

In addition to service on the ENMAX Corporation Board of Directors, Alderman Lowe holds an advisory position on the ENMAX Corporation Corporate Governance Committee.



Thompson MacDonald

Mr. MacDonald is a corporate director with extensive and varied service on public, private and community service boards.

Mr. MacDonald chairs the board of ENMAX Corporation. He is also chair of the Board of Advisors of Interborder Corporation, a land banking and real estate development company.

He is a member of the board of Vacci-Test diagnostics, and has served on the Board of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and chaired the CBC Pension Fund Board of Trustees.

Mr. MacDonald has a distinguished record of public service including the Board of the University of Cape Breton; the Senate of the University of Calgary; the Board of the United Way and was a founding member of the Board of Calgary’s Ronald McDonald House where was awarded the Ray Kroc ‘Press On’ award in recognition of his contribution.

A recipient of the 2005 Alberta Centennial Medal “In recognition of outstanding service to the people of the Province of Alberta”, Mr. MacDonald has also been awarded the Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada in recognition of “significant contribution to compatriots, community and to Canada.”

In addition to his duties as ENMAX Corporation Board Chairman, Mr. MacDonald is a member of the ENMAX Corporate Governance Committee, Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability and Communications Committee, and Enterprise Risk Management Committee.



Ian MacGregor

Ian MacGregor has thirty years of experience in developing and managing energy, manufacturing and consumer related businesses. He is a Partner with North West Capital Inc., a private firm engaged in acquisition and restructuring of existing companies as well as the organization of new business enterprises in energy and manufacturing. He is Chief Curator of the Canadian Museum of Making, a board member of The Calgary Municipal Land Corporation, a member of the Development Appeal Board in the Municipal District of Big Horn and Chairman of North West Upgrading Inc. Through his holding company, he is a significant shareholder in a number of Alberta based private and public companies. He also is involved in extensive agricultural and real estate development operations through Wild Buffalo Ranching Ltd.

Mr. MacGregor has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Calgary.

Ian serves on the Board of Directors of ENMAX Corporation and is a member of the Audit and Finance, Human Resources and Investment Review Committees.



Margot M. Micallef QC

Ms. Margot M. Micallef, Q.C. is the President of Oliver Capital Partners, a company she founded in 2003 through which Ms. Micallef provides M & A Advisory and Corporate Finance services to public and private companies.  She acts as Counsel to Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP where she assists the firm in the creation and launch of strategic initiatives and is available to assist lawyers and clients of the firm in the area of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and governance matters.  She is also an Adjunct Professor in governance and ethics for the MBA Program at the University of Alberta and is on the Faculty of the Directors College, a joint venture between McMaster University and the Conference Board of Canada. 

From 1993 to 2003, Ms. Micallef was the Senior Vice-President, Law, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Shaw Communications Inc. where she led a team of internal and external professionals in multi-jurisdictional transactions. Prior thereto, she was a Partner with Russell and Dumoulin (now Fasken Martineau DuMoulin) in Vancouver, British Columbia and was a co-instructor for the Faculty of Law at the University of British Columbia.

Ms. Micallef was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 2002.

Ms. Micallef has served on a number of public and private company boards and, in addition to serving on the ENMAX Board, she Chairs the Corporate Governance Committee and is a member of the Enterprise Risk Management and Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability and Communications Committees.  In addition, Ms. Micallef is Chair and CEO of Vista Broadcast Group, Chair of Vista Radio Ltd. Chair of Canada’s Pizza Delivery Corp. and is a director of Hollywood Foods Inc.



Sarah Morgan-Silvester

Sarah Morgan-Silvester is currently Chancellor Elect of the University of British Columbia, Chair of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and Chair of BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre Foundation.  She is a Director of ENMAX Corporation, the CD Howe Institute, and Women in the Lead Inc., and a Member of the David Suzuki Foundation National Business Advisory Council.

She is past Chair of the Lower Mainland Port Amalgamation Transition Committee which was responsible for overseeing the merger of the three ports in the Lower Mainland, including Canada’s largest port. Past affiliations include:  Chair, Blue Ribbon Council on Vancouver’s Business Climate; Chair, HSBC Trust Company (Canada); Chair, HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc; Chair, HSBC Investment Funds (Canada) Inc; Director, Canadian Direct Insurance Inc; Member of the Faculty Advisory Board for Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia and Director, Family Services of the North Shore.

Sarah has extensive experience across North America in the financial services sector.  As past Executive Vice President, Personal Financial Services and Wealth Management for HSBC Bank Canada, Sarah had national responsibility for retail banking, full service and self-directed brokerage, asset management, trust, insurance and private banking.

Sarah won Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Award in 1998.  She graduated from UBC in 1982 with a Bachelor of Commerce (honors) and as the Kiwanis Gold Medal winner for graduating top of her class.  She is also a Fellow of the Institute of Canadian Bankers. 

Sarah and her husband live in North Vancouver, British Columbia.  They have four children and one large dog.



Dr. Robert Page, Ph.D

Dr Page is currently TransAlta Professor of Environmental Management and Sustainability in the Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment, and Economy at the University of Calgary where he is also an adjunct professor in the Haskayne School of Business. From 1997 to early 2007 he was Vice president Sustainable Development for the TransAlta Corporation and from 1990 to 1997, he was Dean, Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary.

Dr Page is a frequent speaker and known nationally and internationally for his work on energy and the environment. He is the Chair of the National Round Table on Environment and Economy and of the Management Board of the ISO 14001 Series of Environmental Standards.  He is a board member of Canadian Water Network and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (Banff-Calgary Chapter). He is an advisor to the National Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage and other bodies. He is currently Chair of the Board of the BIOCAP Canada Foundation and the former Chair of the International Emissions Trading Assoc (Geneva).  Dr. Page is a former board member of the International Institute for Sustainable Development. 

He holds a PhD in International Relations from Oxford University and a BA and MA from Queen's. He joined the ENMAX Corporation Board in 2007 and serves as Chair of the CSR, Sustainability and Communications Committee and is a member of the Enterprise Risk Management Committee.



Gregory Melchin, FCA, B.SC., ICD.D

Gregory Melchin was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Alberta (Calgary-North West Constituency) from 1997 to 2008. During that time he held the following Ministerial Assignments: Minister of Seniors and Community Supports; Minister of Energy; and Minister of Revenue. While an MLA, Gregory also held the following Alberta Committee assignments: Member of Treasury Board; Chair, Standing Policy Committee on Finance and Intergovernmental Relations; and Chair, Capital Planning Committee.

Gregory has extensive experience in the business community. As Chief Financial Officer of Karl Oil & Gas/Cumorah Construction, he arranged private equity and debt financing for property acquisitions and for exploration and development activities. As Vice President, Finance for Torode Realty Ltd., Gregory was responsible for financial strategy, acquisitions and financial reporting. Prior thereto, Gregory held financial positions with Adcorp Enterprises Ltd., Fielding Land Enterprises Limited, Bennett & White Western Ltd., and Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. Chartered Accountants.

Gregory graduated from Brigham Young University in 1977 with a B.Sc.. He received his C.A. designation from the Institute of Chartered Accounts of Alberta in January 1980 and a Fellow Chartered Accountant designation in June 2004. He also holds an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors/Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary.




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