S. Barry Jackson

Chair of the Board

Barry Jackson is a retired oil and gas executive with over 37 years of industry experience. He was formerly chair of Resolute Energy Inc. and Deer Creek Energy Limited. He was also President, CEO and a director of Crestar Energy Inc., and held senior executive positions with Northstar Energy Corporation.

Mr. Jackson has a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from the University of Calgary and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta. He was awarded a Fellowship by the Institute of Corporate Directors in 2010, for his outstanding governance contributions to Canadian enterprises. In addition to his public company directorships, Mr. Jackson is also a director of Laricina Energy Ltd.

Mr. Jackson has served on the boards of several public companies, giving him exposure to a broad range of business issues, and has developed expertise in marketing, sustainable business practices and board matters. His experience on audit committees and his standing committee memberships at Nexen and other public companies have given him a solid background in financial, compensation and governance matters.

Mr. Jackson sits on the following committees:

 

Other public company directorships Type of company Stock exchange Committee appointments
TransCanada Corporation (chair)1 Energy TSX
  • governance
  • human resources
TransCanada Pipelines Limited (chair)1 Energy TSX
  • governance
  • human resources
Westjet Airlines Ltd. Industrials TSX
  • compensation
  • safety, health and environment (chair)
Previous public company directorships over the last five years
Cordero Energy Inc.

 

1Board and committee meetings for these two companies are held at the same time.