board of directors
board of directors
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Independent director
R.H. (Dick) Auchinleck 
Residence: Calgary, AB
Principal occupation: Director
Director since: 2003
Education:
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Chemical Engineering), University of British Columbia 1976
Other Boards: Conoco-Phillips Inc., Enbridge Commercial Trust, and Red Mile Entertainment
TELUS Committees: Corporate Governance, and Human Resources and Compensation
A. Charles Baillie 
Residence: Toronto, ON
Principal occupation: Director
Director since: 2003
Education:
- Honours Bachelor of Arts (Political Science & Economics), Trinity College, University of Toronto 1962
- MBA, Harvard Business School 1964
- Honorary Doctorate of Laws, Queen’s University 2000
Other Boards: Dana Corporation, Ballard Power Systems Inc., Canadian National Railway Company, and George Weston Limited; President of The Art Gallery of Ontario; Chancellor of Queen’s University; Chair of Canadian Council of Chief Executives, and Co-chair of Capital Campaign of the Nature Conservatory of Canada
TELUS Committee: Audit
Micheline Bouchard 
Residence: Montreal, QC
Principal occupation: President and CEO, ART Advanced Research Technologies
Director since: 2004
Education:
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Engineering Physics), École Polytechnique 1969
- Master of Applied Science (Electrical Engineering), École Polytechnique 1978
- Honorary Doctorate in Business, Université de Montréal (HEC) 2000
- Honorary Doctorate in Engineering, University of Waterloo 2002, University of Ottawa 2001, and Ryerson Polytechnic University 1998
- Honorary Doctorate of Laws, McMaster University 1999
Other Boards and affiliations: Conference Board of Canada, and IWF Leadership Foundation; and Member of the Order of Canada
TELUS Committee: Audit
R. John Butler, Q.C. 
Residence: Edmonton, AB
Principal occupation: Counsel, Bryan & Company
Director since: 1995
Education:
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Alberta 1965
- Bachelor of Laws, University of Alberta 1968
- Called to Alberta Bar 1969
Other Boards: Trans Global Insurance Company, Trans Global Life Insurance Company, and Liquor Stores Income Trust
TELUS Committees: Chair, Pension, and member, Corporate Governance