board of directors
board of directors
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Independent director
Brian A. Canfield 
Residence: Point Roberts, WA
Principal occupation: Chairman, TELUS Corporation
Director since: 1993
Education:
- Honorary Doctorate in Technology, British Columbia Institute of Technology 1997
Other Boards and affiliations: Suncor Energy Inc., Canadian Public Accountability Board, and Crawford Panel on a Single Canadian Securities Regulator; appointed to the Order of British Columbia
TELUS Committee: Pension
Pierre Ducros 
Residence: Montreal, QC
Principal occupation: President, P. Ducros & Associés Inc.
Director since: 2005
Education:
- Bachelor of Arts, Université de Paris at College Stanislas, Montréal 1956
- Royal Military College of Canada 1960
- Bachelor of Engineering (Communications), McGill University 1961
Other Boards and affiliations: Manulife Financial Corporation, Cognos Incorporated, Emergis Inc., Nstein Technologies Inc., Engenuity Technologies Inc., and RONA Inc.; Member of the Order of Canada, and Officer of the Order of Belgium
TELUS Committee: Audit
Darren Entwistle
Residence: Vancouver, BC
Principal occupation: President and CEO, TELUS Corporation
Director since: 2000
Education:
- Bachelor of Economics (Honours), Concordia University, Montreal 1986
- MBA (Finance), McGill University 1988
- Diploma (Network Engineering), University of Toronto 1990
Other Boards: Board of Governors, International Institute of Telecommunications; TD Bank Financial Group; Leading Edge Endowment Fund; Chair of Royal Conservatory of Music’s Capital Campaign; and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
R.E.T. (Rusty) Goepel 
Residence: Vancouver, BC
Principal occupation: Senior Vice President, Raymond James Financial Ltd., Canadian operations
Director since: 2004
Education:
- Bachelor of Commerce, University of British Columbia 1965
Other Boards: Spur Ventures Inc., Amerigo Resources Ltd., Premium Brands Income Trust, and Baytex Energy Trust; Chairman of Business Council of British Columbia; Vancouver 2010 Olympic Organizing Committee, and Vancouver Airport Authority
TELUS Committee: Audit