Alberta Securities Commission

Members

	William S. Rice Q.C. Chair Mr. Rice was reappointed in December 2009 to a second term as Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the Alberta Securities Commission to conclude July 15, 2015. In January 2011, he was appointed Chair of the Canadian Securities Administrators for a two-year term, ending March 31, 2013. Mr. Rice acts as an ex officio member on all ASC Committees. At the beginning of his tenure with the ASC in 2005, Mr. Rice had over 25 years of experience as a securities lawyer and had most recently concluded a 32-year career with the Bennett Jones LLP law firm with a five-year term as its national managing partner. Mr. Rice has also had extensive board membership and chair responsibilities with both public and private companies.Bill Rice

	Glenda A. Campbell Q.C., ICD.D Vice-Chair Ms. Campbell was appointed Vice-Chair in September 1999. Prior to that, she served the ASC as Director, Legal Services and Policy Development and was instrumental in creating a national voice for Alberta through the development of policies and legislation at the national and local levels with a view to harmonizing the securities regime in Canada. Ms. Campbell has lectured extensively in professional continuing education seminars and has authored a number of papers on administrative law and securities regulation. Ms. Campbell was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1999 and received her ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors in 2010.

	Stephen R. Murison Vice-Chair Mr. Murison was appointed Vice-Chair in April 2003. He first joined the ASC as legal counsel in 1997, a position in which he worked extensively on a number of key policy initiatives. Prior to his employment with the Commission he was a partner with a national law firm, where he specialized in taxation, securities and corporate law.

	Beverley A. Brennan FCA Ms. Brennan became a Member in April 2006 and is a member of the ASC’s Audit Committee. She holds an MBA from the University of Saskatchewan and was awarded the FCA designation by both the Institutes of Chartered Accountants of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Ms. Brennan was the CFO (1988–2000) and Corporate Secretary (1992–2003) of Philom Bios Inc., an agricultural biotechnology company. Ms. Brennan served as Chair of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants from 1998 to 1999. She is active on non-profit boards and consults on governance and strategic issues.

	Alan L. Edgeworth P. Eng. Mr. Edgeworth is the ASC’s Lead Independent Member. He became a Member in April 2006 and is Chair of the ASC’s Governance Committee. He served in various executive capacities with Westcoast Energy Inc. (now Spectra Energy Transmission West) and Alliance Pipeline. A geological engineer by profession, Mr. Edgeworth retired from his position as President and Chief Executive Officer of Alliance Pipeline in December 2004. Mr. Edgeworth is a director of AltaGas Ltd., Emera Inc. and Pembina Pipeline Corporation, and is currently President of ALE Energy Inc.

	Honourable J.C. (Jack) Major C.C., Q.C. The Honourable J.C. Major became a Member in April 2006 and is a member of the ASC’s Governance Committee. He helped shape the legal landscape in Canada through his years as a lawyer, judge and now Counsel. Mr. Major was appointed to the Alberta Court of Appeal in 1991 after 34 years as litigation counsel and to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1992. He retired as a Supreme Court of Canada justice in December 2005 and has since rejoined Bennett Jones LLP as Counsel.

	Roderick J. McKay FCA, ICD.D Mr. McKay became a Member in April 2007 and is Chair of the ASC’s Audit Committee. He is currently a member of the Board and Audit Committee of Fidelity Capital Structure Corporation, and a member of the boards of Tourism Calgary, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, the Calgary Counselling Centre and Quest Theatre. He held various senior executive roles in the Canadian and international firm of KPMG until his retirement in September 2006.

	Daniel McKinley FCA Mr. McKinley became a Member in May 2010 and serves on the ASC’s Audit Committee. He has over 30 years’ experience in public accounting and is currently a partner in the Grant Thornton tax services group in Edmonton. During his career, Mr. McKinley has specialized in matters of taxation and related areas, such as financing proposals, restructuring arrangements, cross-border transactions and operations, and litigation settlements. He received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta and, in 2001, was awarded his FCA designation by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta.

	Neil W. Murphy Mr. Murphy became a Member in April 2006 and serves on the ASC’s Human Resources Committee. He graduated with a B.Sc. from Loyola College (now Concordia University) in Montréal in 1968 and held several managerial positions with Royal Trust Company. In 1985, Mr. Murphy joined RBC Dominion Securities and served as a retail broker in Calgary for 19 years until his retirement in 2004.

	Kenneth B. Potter Q.C. Mr. Potter became a Member in April 2007 and serves on the ASC’s Human Resources Committee. Prior to his retirement in 2011, he was a partner of the Macleod Dixon LLP law firm in Calgary where he practised in the securities and corporate law areas. Holding an LL.B. from the University of Alberta and an LL.M. from the London School of Economics, Mr. Potter has taught securities and corporate law as a sessional instructor at the University of Calgary and in New Zealand and has written numerous articles on corporate and securities law matters.

	Karen A. Prentice Q.C., ICD.D Ms. Prentice became a Member in April 2006 and serves as Chair of the ASC’s Human Resources Committee. She holds an LL.B. from the University of Calgary. Ms. Prentice has spent over 25 years in various legal and executive management roles. Most recently, she was Executive Vice-President, Legal and Corporate Affairs of Enmax Corporation. Ms. Prentice is a member of the Board of Trustees of Homburg Canada Real Estate Investment Trust, a director of the Alberta Capital Market Foundation and a member of the Executive Committee of the Calgary Chapter of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

	Glen D. Roane ICD.D Mr. Roane became a Member in April 2007 and serves on the ASC’s Governance Committee. He is a corporate director who previously spent 18 years in various roles in the Canadian financial services industry. Employers included the Toronto Dominion Bank, Burns Fry Ltd. and Lancaster Financial Inc. Mr. Roane is currently a director of Enerplus Corporation, Badger Daylighting Ltd., Logan International Inc., SilverBirch Energy Corporation and the GBC North American Fund Inc. He holds a B.A. and an MBA from Queen’s University in Kingston.

	Richard A. Shaw Q.C., ICD.D Mr. Shaw became a Member in May 2011. He has close to 40 years of experience providing legal advisory services in a number of areas including boards of directors, independent and special committees, director and officer liability, corporate governance, shareholder rights plans, securities and corporate finance. Mr. Shaw is a former senior partner at McCarthy Tétrault LLP in Calgary and former Chair of the Calgary Chapter of the Institute of Corporate Directors. He is currently the Chair of the Board of Governors of Mount Royal University and sits as a director on a number of company boards.

	Fred R. N. Snell FCA Mr. Snell became a Member in May 2011. He has more than 40 years of experience in the accounting field with an extensive background in securities regulation, accounting, auditing and finance. A former partner at Ernst & Young LLP, Mr. Snell held the position of Chief Accountant at the ASC from 2001-2009. He was appointed a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (FCA) in 1998 in recognition of his service to the profession.