Board of Directors
Members of Ballard's Board of Directors serve on various committees consistent with our Corporate Governance practices. Read more about these activities here. (link to corporate governance)
Ian A. Bourne, Chair
Calgary, Alberta, CanadaMr. Bourne has been the Chair of our Board since February 2006. Mr. Bourne retired from TransAlta Corporation in December 2006, where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (electricity generation and marketing) from 1998 to 2005 and was also President of TransAlta Power LP from 1998 to 2006.
Board Committees:
Audit
Corporate Governance
Management Development, Nominating & Compensation
Other Board Memberships: (current)
Calgary Philharmonic Society
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canadian Oil Sands Trust
Canadian Public Accountability Board
Glenbow Museum
SNC-Lavalin Group
The Calgary Foundation
Wajax Income Fund
Other Board Memberships: (past)
Purolator Courier Ltd.
TransAlta Power LP
TransAlta CoGen LP
Wajax Limited
Ed Kilroy, Corporate Director
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Mr. Kilroy's principal occupation is corporate director. Previously, Mr. Kilroy was the Chief Executive Officer of Symcor Inc (business processing outsourcing services) from January 2005 to November 2010. He was President of IBM Canada Ltd. from April 2001 to January 2005.
Board Committees:
Audit (Chair)
Other Board Memberships: (past)
Canadian Council of Chief Executives
Symcor
The Conference Board of Canada
Dr. C. S. Park, Corporate Director
Saratoga, California, USADr. 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 Managing Director, Investment Partner and Senior Advisor, H&Q Asia Pacific (private equity investment) from November 2002 to September 2004.
Board Committees:
Corporate Governance Committee
Management Development, Nominating & Compensation
Other Board Memberships: (current)
American Leadership Forum
Brooks Automation, Inc.
Computer Sciences Corp.
Enphase Energy, Inc.
Seagate Technology
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Other Board Memberships: (past)
Sand Force Inc.
Smart Modular Technologies, Inc.
John Sheridan, President and Chief Executive Officer
Vancouver, British Columbia, 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)
Dantherm Power (Chairman)
AFCC Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp.
Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (Chairman)
Premier's Technology Council
Other Board Memberships: (past)
Aliant Inc.
Bell Actimedia
Bell Canada
Bell Distribution
Bell Express Vu
Bell Mobility
Bell Sygma UK
Bell West
Encom Cable TV & Telecommunications plc.
Manitoba Telecom Services Inc.
MTS Communications Inc.
NewPage Corporation
Photowatt Technologies
Sun Media Corp Ltd.
David J. Smith, Corporate Director
Vancouver, British Columbia, 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)
Other Board Memberships: (current)
Member, Executive Committee British Columbia Chapter, Institute of Corporate Directors
Other Board Memberships: (past)
Pacific Forest Products Limited
Scott Paper Limited
David B. Sutcliffe, Corporate Director
Vancouver, British Columbia, 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:
Management Development, Nominating & Compensation (Chair)
Other Board Memberships: (current)
BC Social Venture Partners
Sierra Wireless, Inc.
SMART Technologies
Other Board Memberships: (past)
Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association
E-Comm 911
Premier's Technology Council, British Columbia
Mark Suwyn, Corporate Director
Dayton, Ohio, USA
Mr. Suwyn 's principal occupation is corporate director. Previously, Mr. Suwyn was Executive Chairman of the Board of NewPage Corporation (coated papers) from March 2009 to June 2010; Acting Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board from March 2009 to January 2010; and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, positions he held from April 2006 and May 2005, respectively. Mr. Suwyn was the President of MARSAW LLC (consulting) from November 2004 to April 2005. He was the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (building products) from January 1996 to October 2004.
Board Committees:
Audit
Management Development, Nominating & Compensation
Other Board Memberships: (current)
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
NewPage Corporation
Douglas W. G. Whitehead, Chair of Board of Directors, Finning International Inc.
Vancouver, British Columbia, 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)
Belkorp Enterprises Ltd.
Finning International Inc.
Inmet Mining Corporation
International Forest Products Inc.
Vancouver General/University of British Columbia Hospital Foundation
Other Board Memberships: (past)
Terasen Inc.
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