Pat Daniel – President and CEO, Enbridge Inc.
Influential Icon: Pipe dreamer
In an industry still feeling the post-Enron blues, Enbridge Inc. has produced strong results, which has industry analysts and company shareholders singing the praises of president and CEO Pat Daniel.
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Neil McCrank – Chair, Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Influential Icon: Energizer bunny
In ordering the shut-in of 938 natural gas wells in northeastern Alberta to protect the vast bitumen reserves underneath the gas, Neil McCrank, chair of the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (AEUB), demonstrated the power of the province’s energy regulator to shape the fortunes of different factions within the oilpatch.
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Michael Grandin – Dean, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
Chair and CEO, Fording Canadian Coal Trust
Influential Icon: Accidental academic
Stung by criticism among the media and academics that the Haskayne School of Business had slipped from the upper echelons of business schools, the University of Calgary turned to one of Calgary’s corporate elite to restore its reputation.
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Mark McCourt – Founder and Principal Counsel, McCourt Law Offices
Influential Icon: Accident prone
As a personal injury lawyer who spends much of his time jousting with insurance companies on behalf of car accident victims, Mark McCourt has always relished a good scrap.
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Marcel Coutu – Chair, Syncrude Canada Ltd.
President and CEO, Canadian Oil Sands Limited
Influential Icon: King of the (oil) sand castle
After overseeing the purchase of EnCana Corp.’s 13.75% stake in Syncrude Canada Ltd. in two separate deals for $1.5 billion, Marcel Coutu, the president and CEO of Canadian Oil Sands Limited, decided to take a more hands-on approach in running the company.
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Linda Cook – Outgoing President and CEO,
Shell Canada Limited
Influential Icon: Shell game winner
A rising star with the Royal Dutch/Shell Group, Linda Cook became the first woman to head a major oil company in Canada when she was appointed to replace Tim Faithfull as Shell Canada’s president and CEO last summer.
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Jarome Iginla – Captain, Calgary Flames Hockey Club
Influential Icon: Canada’s MVP
Several observers – including bombastic CBC commentator Don Cherry – pronounce the Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla as the best hockey player in the world. Period.
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Jan Fisher – Executive Director, Red Deer Chamber of Commerce
Influential Icon: Separating the wheat from the chaff
It might seem odd that Jan Fisher, executive director of the Red Deer Chamber of Commerce, would be a household name among grain farmers across Western Canada.
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Ian Reid – Chair, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
President, Finning (Canada)
Influential Icon: Cat people
With Ian Reid’s successful track record as a business executive and his willingness to volunteer his skills, it was not surprising that the Alberta government appointed him to chair the board of governors at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in July 2003.
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