Business Advisory Council

The University of Alberta Business Advisory Council (BAC) offers leadership and advice to the School and its managers. BAC members are respected members of Canada's business community; BAC members' efforts are invaluable in helping the School establish and maintain strong connections to the wider community.

Judith Athaide
President
The Cogent Group Inc
Calgary, Alberta

Linda Banister, FCMC, CMRP, ICD.D.
President
Banister Research & Consulting
Edmonton, Alberta

Court Carruthers
President
Grainger International
Mississauga, Ontario

Patrick Daniel
President and CEO
Enbridge Inc
Calgary, Alberta

Marc de La Bruyère
Managing Director
Maclab Enterprises
Edmonton, Alberta

Rosemary Domecki
President
Domtex Equities Inc
Dallas, Texas

John Ferguson
Chairman, Princeton Ventures Ltd
Chairman, Suncor Energy Inc
Chancellor Emeritus
Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Governors
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta

Karl Funke
Munich, Germany

Bob Gomes
President and CEO
Stantec Inc
Edmonton, Alberta

Brian Heidecker
Chairman
Board of Governors
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta

Barry James
Managing Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Edmonton, Alberta

Kent Jespersen
Chairman and CEO
La Jolla Resources International Ltd
Calgary, Alberta

Irv Kipnes
President and CEO
Delcon Capital Corporation/Liquor Stores Income Fund
Edmonton, Alberta

Phil Lachambre
President
PCML Consulting Inc
Edmonton, Alberta

Michael Lang
Chairman
StoneBridge Merchant Capital
Calgary, Alberta

Ruo Hong Li
Chairman, China World Peace Foundation
Vice Chairman, Beijing Association for International Friendly Contact and Beijing Association of Enterprises
Beijing, China  

Neil Manning
President and CEO
Wajax Ltd
Mississauga, Ontario

Gay Mitchell
Deputy Chairman
RBC Wealth Management
RBC Financial Group
Toronto, Ontario

Amit Monga, PhD
Executive Professor of Finance
University of Alberta School of Business
Edmonton, Alberta

Randall Morck
Stephen A Jarislowsky Distinguished Chair in Finance
University of Alberta School of Business
Edmonton, Alberta

Patricia O’Malley
Chair
Canadian Accounting Standards Board
Toronto, Ontario

Donald J. Oborowsky
CEO
Waiward Steel Fabricators Ltd.
Edmonton, Alberta

Mike Percy
Stanley A Milner Professor and Dean
University of Alberta School of Business
Edmonton, Alberta

Roger Phillips
Honourary Director
IPSCO Inc.
Regina, Saskatchewan

Larry Pollock
President and CEO
Canadian Western Bank
Edmonton, Alberta

Mary Ritchie
President
Richford Holdings Ltd
Edmonton, Alberta

Indira Samarasekera
President and Vice Chancellor
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta

Robert Sanderman
President
Oakwood Commercial Ventures
Denver, Colorado

Don Swystun
Executive Vice-President and
President, Canadian Plains Division
EnCana Corporation
Calgary, Alberta

Joseph Thompson
Chairman
PCL Construction Group Inc.
Edmonton, Alberta

BAC Chairman:
Guy J Turcotte
Chairman, President and CEO
Stone Creek Resorts
Calgary, Alberta

Kim Ward
President
Interward Asset Management
Toronto, Ontario

Don Wheaton Jr
President
Don Wheaton Limited
Edmonton, Alberta

Steven Williams
Chief Operating Officer
Suncor Energy Inc
Calgary, Alberta

Ralph Young
President and CEO
Melcor Developments Ltd
Edmonton, Alberta