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Directors
Donald J. Lowry, 2, Chairman of the Board
President and Chief Executive Officer
Epcor Inc.
Edmonton, Alberta
Mr. Lowry became a director in April 2007, and assumed the role of Chairman of the Board, previously held by C.E.(Chuck) Shultz, on October 1, 2009. He currently is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Epcor Inc. and has more than 25 years of industry experience, specifically in the utilities and telecommunications sectors through senior positions at EPCOR and AGT/Telus. Mr. Lowry became Chairman of Capital Power Corporation, a publicly traded company formed when EPCOR spun off its' generation business in July of 2009. He is also a member of Alberta Economic Development Authority, and governor for Banff Centre. In 2005 he was named by Alberta Venture as one of Alberta's most respected leaders. Mr. Lowry holds a B.Comm. (Hons) and MBA from the University of Manitoba, and is a graduate of the Harvard Advanced Management Program and the Banff School of Management.
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Ian A. Bourne, 1,2, Corporate Director
Calgary, Alberta
Mr. Bourne became a director in November 2007. He is the Chair of Ballard Power Systems Inc. and a member of the board of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board as well as Wajax Income Fund, Wajax Limited and SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. From January 1998 to December 2005, Mr. Bourne served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TransAlta Corporation and he was President of TransAlta Power LP from its inception in March 1998 to December 2006. Prior to 1998, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Canada Post Corporation and spent 22 years with the General Electric Company in Canada and Europe. Mr. Bourne has completed the Institute of Corporate Directors, Corporate Governance program and is accredited as a certified director under that program with the ICD.D. designation.
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Marcel R. Coutu, President and Chief Executive Officer
 Canadian Oil Sands Limited
Calgary, Alberta
Mr. Coutu joined Canadian Oil Sands Limited as President and Chief Executive Officer in September 2001. Marcel also is Chairman of the Board of Syncrude Canada Ltd. and chairs the Syncrude Joint Venture CEO and Management Committees. a director of Brookfield Asset Management, Brookfield Infrastructural Partners, Great-West Lifeco., and the Pension and Compensation Committee of the Calgary Stampede Board. He is also a Governor of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.
Marcel has more than 25 years of experience in the resource and energy sector, primarily focused in corporate finance. Prior to joining Canadian Oil Sands, Mr. Coutu was Chief Financial Officer of Gulf Canada and preceding that, he was Senior Vice President International and Vice President Finance at TransCanada Pipelines. He also has worked in the upstream oil sector for Hudson’s Bay Oil & Gas and Dome Petroleum, and has five years of experience in the investment banking business, mostly with Burns Fry Limited. Marcel has completed the Institute of Corporate Directors, Corporate Governance program and is accredited as a certified director under that program with the ICD.D. designation. Marcel holds an H.B.Sc. in geology from the University of Waterloo (1976), an MBA from the University of Western Ontario (1980), and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists(APEGGA).
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The Rt. Honourable Donald F. Mazankowski, 1, Corporate Director
Edmonton, Alberta
Rt. Hon. Donald F. Mazankowski became a director in 2002. He is a recipient of the Order of Canada and a director of a number of major Canadian corporations, including ATCO, Great West Life Co, IGM Financial Incorporated, Power Corporation of Canada, Power Financial Corporation. Mr. Mazankowski is also a senior advisor to Gowling, LaFleur Henderson LLP, Barristers and Solicitors. Mr. Mazankowski enjoyed a distinguished 25-year career as a Member of Parliament of Canada from 1968 to 1993 and held several senior Cabinet positions including Deputy Prime Minister from 1986 to 1993, Minister of Finance from 1991 to 1993 and President of the Privy Council from 1986 to 1991. Mr. Mazankowski was also Minister of Agriculture, Minister responsible for Privatization and Regulatory Affairs, President of the Treasury Board, Government House Leader, Minister of Transportation and Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board.
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Wayne M. Newhouse, 2,3, Corporate Director
Calgary, Alberta
Mr. Newhouse became a director in 1996. He is a Professional Engineer and oil and gas executive with over 40 years of broad industry experience. From 1995 to present, Mr. Newhouse has served as President of two private oil and gas companies. Prior to 1995, he was a Senior Vice President with Norcen Energy Resources Ltd. Mr. Newhouse has completed the Financial Literacy for Directors course.
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Brant Sangster, 1,3, Corporate Director
Calgary, Alberta
Mr. Sangster became a director in September 2006, bringing with him nearly 38 years of experience in the energy industry. In 2006, Mr. Sangster retired as Senior Vice President, Oil Sands with Petro-Canada following a 25-year career as a senior executive with that company. He was responsible for managing Petro-Canada’s oil sands businesses, including their 12 per cent interest in the Syncrude Joint Venture and participation in the Fort Hills mining and upgrading project. Prior to joining Petro-Canada, Mr. Sangster held various strategic planning and operating positions with Imperial Oil Ltd. for 13 years. Mr. Sangster currently serves on the Board of Directors of Titanium Corporation Inc. and Inter Pipeline Fund. He holds a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Dalhousie University.
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Wesley R. Twiss, 2,3, Corporate Director
Calgary, Alberta
Mr. Twiss became a director in 2001. He is a corporate director with over 40 years of energy industry experience. He as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PanCanadian Energy Corporation from October 2000 until April 2002 and was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Petro-Canada from 1998 through 2000. In those roles, Mr. Twiss was responsible for directing all aspects of corporate financial affairs, as well as strategic management and corporate development. He is a director of EPCOR. He has completed the Institute of Corporate Directors, Directors Education program and holds the ICD.D designation. Mr. Twiss holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario.
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C.E. (Chuck) Shultz, 1,2,3, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 Dauntless Energy Inc.
Calgary, Alberta
Mr. Shultz has been a director of Canadian Oil Sands or one of its predecessors since 1995. Mr. Shultz is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dauntless Energy, Inc. ("Dauntless"), which he formed in 1995. Prior to forming Dauntless, Mr. Shultz served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Canada Resources Limited from 1990 to 1995. Mr. Shultz serves on the board of directors of Newfield Exploration and Enbridge Inc. He also is a director of several private companies, including Glencoe Resources, Matrix Solutions and Sonoma Resources. In the not-for-profit sector, he currently serves on the Board of Management for the Alberta Economic Development Authority, the Calgary Airport Business Advisory Board, Science Alberta, and the Colorado School of Mines Foundation Board of Governors. Mr. Shultz graduated from the Colorado School of Mines in Geological Engineering in 1961 and attended the University of Virginia's Executive Program in 1980, the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program in 1984 and, has completed the Institute of Corporate Directors, Corporate Governance program and is accredited as a certified director under that program with the ICD.D. designation.
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John B. Zaozirny, Q.C., 1,3, Vice Chairman
Canaccord Capital Corporation
Calgary, Alberta
Mr. Zaozirny became a director in 1996. He is Vice Chairman of Canaccord Capital Corporation. He also is a director of a number of public entities including: Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., PetroAmerica Oil Corp., Pengrowth Corporation, TerraVest Income Fund, Provident Energy Ltd., Computer Modelling Group, Bankers Petroleum Inc., Coastal Energy Co., and Canaccord Financial. In addition to his private sector experience, Mr. Zaozirny was in public service as a former Minister of Energy for the Province of Alberta.
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1 Member of the Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee
2 Member of the Audit Committee
3 Member of the Reserves, Marketing Operations and Environmental, Health and Safety Committee
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