A Chair is a Chair is a Chair - How does Nalcor's Compare?

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We are the shareholders of Nalcor - we deserve the best people available on our Board of Directors. 

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Chair of the Board, Hydro Quebec

Michael L. Turcotte obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Montréal (Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf) and a Master’s degree from the School of Business of Laval University. He enjoyed a lengthy career with the Royal Bank of Canada and became Senior Vice-President, Québec, in l984.

Since his retirement from the Royal Bank in l998, Mr. Turcotte has served as a Corporate Director. Until 2004, he was Chair of the Board of Management of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, Chairman of the IRCM Foundation and Québec Chair of the Canadian Forces Liaison Council.

In November 2005, he became Chairman of the Board of Hydro-Québec. He continues to serve as a Director of various private corporations and institutions of the public sector.

Mr. Turcotte is Governor Emeritus of the Arthritis Society, of which he is also a past Québec President. Over the years, he has been a Director and Chairman of the Board of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal.

Mr. Turcotte is Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel of the 6th Field Artillery Regiment. He is a recipient of the Hermès prize from the School of Business of Laval University and has been honoured by the Scouts Association of Canada. Mr. Turcotte has been a member of the IRCM Board of Directors since 2002. He chairs the Governance Committee and is a member of the Executive Committee. 

Chair of the Board, BC Hydro

Dan Doyle started his career with the Province of British Columbia as an engineer-in-training; 36 years later, he retired from the Public Service as the Deputy Minister of Transportation.

Throughout his career with the Ministry, Mr. Doyle built a legacy of B.C.-wide transportation infrastructure. In 2006, Mr. Doyle was appointed Executive Vice-President responsible for the development and building of venues and supporting infrastructure for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games by the Vancouver Organizing Committee.

A strong believer in having the right team in place to do the job, Mr. Doyle is widely known for his ability to deliver major projects on time and on budget. 

In recognition of his highly respected public service and professional expertise, Mr. Doyle was awarded the Order of B.C. in 2010. He was also awarded B.C.'s premier distinction for professional engineering, the R.A. McLachlan Award, by the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. in 2006.

Chair of the Board, NB Power

Mr. Barrett is co- CEO of Barrett Corporation, a North American investment and management company.

He is CEO of Barrett Diversified Inc., which operates wholesale distribution companies in Canada and the US, and is co-founder, significant shareholder, and serves on the Board of Xplornet Communications, a leading broadband and communications company in Canada

In addition to NB Power, Mr Barrett serves on the Board of Wajax Industries, a public company traded on the TSX which is a leading mobile equipment and industrial supplies company in Canada, two private companies based out of New Brunswick, Atlantic Industries and Apex industries, and is Past Chair and Board member of Crandall University.

Chair of the Board, Manitoba Hydro

Mr. William C. Fraser, FCA served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. from 1994 to 2006 and served as its Vice President of Finance from 1986 to 1994. Mr. Fraser served as the Chief Executive Officer of MTS Media Inc., Qunara Inc., AAA Alarm Systems Ltd., MTS Allstream Inc., MTS Communications Inc., MTS Advanced Inc. In this capacity, he provided overall leadership and direction to MTS and its 7000 employees. Having joined MTS in 1986 as Vice-President of Finance and risen to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer in 1994. 

Mr. Fraser has ably steered Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. through a generation of dramatic and unprecedented change in the telecommunications industry. From 1972 to 1981, he held various senior positions in the federal government, including Director General Finance for the Department of Agriculture.

In 1981 he was appointed to the position of Assistant Deputy Minister of Finance with Manitoba government, the youngest person ever appointed to that position. He served until 1986, when then-Minister of Telephones Gary Doer, who is now Premier of Manitoba, appointed him to his first post with MTS. He is also a member of the St. Boniface Hospital and Research Foundation. Mr. Fraser is widely respected in both the telecommunications and chartered accounting industries.

He has served as a strategic and visionary leader at Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. for almost 20 years. Mr. Fraser served as Chairman and Director of MTS Media Inc., Qunara Inc., MTS Advanced Inc. and AAA Alarm Systems Ltd. He serves as a Director of Mts Communications Inc. He has been Director of IMRIS, Inc. since August 2007. He serves as Director of Bell West Inc. and Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board. Mr. Fraser is also a Member of the Board of Directors of the Conference Board of Canada. He served as Director of MTS Allstream Inc.

He served as Director of Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. from January 1997 to December 7, 2005. He serves as Vice Chair of St. Boniface Hospital Foundation. In 2002, in recognition of his leadership and his high ethical standards, he was named a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. Mr. Fraser received his BBA in 1970 from St. Francis Xavier University, where he was honored as the university's top graduate among the entire 1970 class. He became a Chartered Accountant in 1972.