Corporate Information

Board of Directors

Members of Ballard's Board of Directors serve on various committees related to Corporate Governance practices. Read more about these activities here.

Ian A. Bourne, Chair
Calgary, Alberta Canada

Mr. Bourne has been the Chair of our Board from February 2006 to present. Mr. Bourne retired from TransAlta Corporation in December 2006. He was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TransAlta Corporation (electricity generation and marketing) from 1998 to 2005. He was also President of TransAlta Power LP from 1998 to 2006.

Board Committees:
Audit
Corporate Governance
Management Development, Nominating & Compensation

Other Board Memberships: (current)
Wajax Income Fund
Wajax Limited
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canadian Oil Sands Trust
Glenbow Museum
Calgary Philharmonic Society
The Calgary Foundation

Other Board Memberships: (past)
Purolator Courier Ltd.
TransAlta Power LP
TransAlta CoGen LP

Ed Kilroy, Chief Executive Officer, Symcor Inc.
Mississauga, ON Canada

Mr. Kilroy has been the Chief Executive Officer of Symcor Inc (business processing outsourcing services) since January 2005. Previously he was President of IBM Canada Ltd. since May 2001. Prior to this, he was General Manager of e-Commerce Solutions of IBM Canada Ltd. from 1999 to 2001.

Board Committees:
Audit (Chair)
Corporate Governance

Other Board Memberships: (current)
Conference Board of Canada
Symcor Inc.

Other Board Memberships: (past)
Canadian Council of Chief Executives

Dr. C. S. Park, Corporate Director
Saratoga, CA USA

Dr. Park was the Chief Executive Officer of Maxtor Corporation (storage solutions and hard disk drives) from November 2004 to May 2006. From May 1998 until May 2006, Dr. Park was also the Chair of Maxtor Corporation. Dr. Park was also the Managing Director, Investment Partner and Senior Advisor, H&Q Asia Pacific (private equity investment) from November 2002 to September 2004.

Board Committees:
Management Development, Nominating & Compensation

Other Board Memberships: (current)
Seagate Technology
Smart Modular Technologies
Computer Sciences Corp.
Sand Force Inc.
American Leadership Forum
Brooks Automation, Inc.

John Sheridan, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Ballard Power Systems
Vancouver, BC Canada

Mr. Sheridan was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer on February 22, 2006, having also served as Chair of the Board (June 2004 to February 2006). Previously he was with the BCE family of companies, where he rose to high impact officer roles including Chair and CEO of ExpressVu, Chair and CEO of Bell Mobility as well as President and Chief Operating Officer of Bell Canada.

Board Committees:
None

Other Board Memberships: (current)
AFCC Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp.
NewPage Corporation

Other Board Memberships: (past)
Photowatt Technologies
Bell Canada
Aliant Inc.
Manitoba Telecom Services Inc.
MTS Communications Inc.
Sun Media Corp Ltd.
Bell Sygma UK
Encom Cable TV & Telecommunications plc.

Dr. Gerri Sinclair, Executive Director, World Centre for Digital Media
Vancouver, BC Canada

Dr. Sinclair is the Executive Director of the World Centre for Digital Media since May 2006. Dr. Sinclair was the Chair of the Canada Telecom Policy Review Panel, and a Strategic Management Consultant since October 2004. Also, Dr. Sinclair was the General Manager of MSN Canada (internet services) from September 2002 to October 2004, and the founder and Chief Executive Officer of NCompass Labs, an Internet content management company acquired by Microsoft in 2001.

Board Committees:
Corporate Governance
Management Development, Nominating & Compensation

Other Board Memberships: (current)
TSX Group
Canadian Foundation for Innovation
Genome BC

Other Board Memberships: (past)
Telus Corporation
BC Telecom
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

David J. Smith, Corporate Director
Vancouver, BC Canada

Mr. Smith is a part-time Commissioner of the British Columbia Securities Commission. Previously he was counsel with Lawson Lundell LLP (law firm) from May 2005 to December 2006, and prior to that he was a partner at Lawson Lundell LLP and predecessor firms practising corporate, commercial and securities law.

Board Committees:
Corporate Governance (Chair)
Management Development, Nominating & Compensation

Other Board Memberships: (current)
Member, Executive Committee British Columbia Chapter, Institute of Corporate Directors

Other Board Memberships: (past)
Scott Paper Limited
Pacific Forest Products Limited

David B. Sutcliffe, Corporate Director
Vancouver, BC Canada

Mr. Sutcliffe was Chief Executive Officer of Sierra Wireless, Inc. (electrical and electronic industrial products) from May 1995 to October 2005. From May 2001 to April 2005, Mr. Sutcliffe also served as the Chair of the Board of Sierra Wireless, Inc.

Board Committees:
Audit
Management Development, Nominating & Compensation (Chair)

Other Board Memberships: (current)
Sierra Wireless, Inc.
E-Comm 911

Other Board Memberships: (past)
Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association
Premier's Technology Council, British Columbia
British Columbia Technology Social Venture Partners

Mark Suwyn, Chief Executive Officer and Chair, NewPage Corporation
Dayton, Ohio USA

Mr. Suwyn has been the Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of NewPage Corporation (coated paper company) since April 2006 and since May 2005 he has been the Chair of the Board of NewPage Corporation. Mr. Suwyn was the Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (building products) from 1996 to 2004.

Board Committees:
Audit

Other Board Memberships: (current)
NewPage Corporation
BlueLinx Corporation

Other Board Memberships: (past)
Louisiana Pacific Corporation
International Paper Company
Junior Achievement Inc.
Junior Achievement International
The Nature Conservancy of Oregon
Hope College Board of Trustees
United Rentals Inc.
Kelly Cabinets

Douglas W. G. Whitehead, Chair of Board of Directors, Finning International Inc.
Vancouver, BC Canada

Mr. Whitehead is the Chair of the Board of Finning International Inc. Previously he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Finning International Inc. (heavy equipment reseller) from April 2000 to May 2008.

Board Committees:
Audit

Other Board Memberships: (current)
Inmet Mining Corporation
International Forest Products Inc.
Belkorp Enterprises Ltd.
Finning International Inc.

Other Board Memberships: (past)
Terasen Inc.
British Columbia Pulp and Paper Employee Relations Forum
Canadian Pulp and Paper Association
Finlay Forest Industries Inc.
Fletcher Challenge Canada Ltd.
TimberWest Forest Ltd.
Kinder Morgan Inc.
Conference Board of Canada