Dick is a Corporate Director of ConocoPhillips Inc. Previously, Dick had a 25-year career with Gulf Canada Resources, serving in a number of senior management positions, which culminated in his role as President and Chief Executive Officer from 1999 until his retirement in 2001.
Board of directors
Integrity to guide
R.H. (Dick) Auchinleck
Presiding Director, ConocoPhillips Inc
A. Charles Baillie
Chair, Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Micheline Bouchard
Corporate Director
R. John Butler, Q.C
Counsel, Bryan & Company| Residence: | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Principal occupation: | Corporate Director |
| Director since: | 2003 |
| Education: | Bachelor of Applied Science (Chemical Engineering), University of British Columbia |
| Other boards and affiliations: | ConocoPhillips Inc. and Enbridge Commercial Trust |
| TELUS Committees: | Pension; and Chair, Corporate Governance |
| TELUS shareholdings: | 49,543 |
Charles had a 36-year career with TD Bank Financial Group, holding a number of senior management positions within its divisions, including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1998 until his retirement in 2003.
| Residence: | Toronto, Ontario |
| Principal occupation: | Chair, Alberta Investment Management Corporation |
| Director since: | 2003 |
| Education: | Bachelor of Arts, Honours (Political Science & Economics), University of Toronto; MBA, Harvard Business School; and Honorary Doctorate of Laws, Queen's University |
| Other boards and affiliations: | Canadian National Railway Company and George Weston Limited; Chair of the Art Gallery of Ontario; Officer of Order of Canada; Chancellor Emeritus of Queen's University; Companion of the Canadian Business Hall of Fame; and Fellow of the Royal Conservatory |
| TELUS Committees: | Pension; and Chair, Human Resources and Compensation |
| TELUS shareholdings: | 106,855 |
Micheline served as President and Chief Executive Officer of ART Advanced Research Technologies from 2002 until July 2006. Previously, she was Corporate Vice-President and General Manager of Motorola Inc. in Chicago from 2001 to 2002 and President and Chief Executive Officer of Motorola Canada from 1998 to 2001.
| Residence: | Montreal, Quebec |
| Principal occupation: | Corporate Director |
| Director since: | 2004 |
| Education: | Bachelor of Applied Science (Engineering Physics) and Master of Applied Science (Electrical Engineering), École Polytechnique; and Honorary Doctorates from Université de Montréal (HEC), University of Waterloo, University of Ottawa, Ryerson Polytechnic University and McMaster University |
| Other boards and affiliations: | Harry Winston Diamond Corporation and M.R.C.N.R. Advisory Council; Certified Member of the Institute of Corporate Directors; and Member of Order of Canada |
| TELUS Committees: | Pension, and Human Resources and Compensation |
| TELUS shareholdings: | 28,885 |
John has been counsel to law firm Bryan & Company since 1989.
| Residence: | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Principal occupation: | Counsel, Bryan & Company |
| Director since: | 1995 |
| Education: | Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law, University of Alberta |
| Other boards and affiliations: | Trans Global Insurance Company and Trans Global Life Insurance Company; Trustee, Liquor Stores Income Fund; and Chair, Canadian Football League Board of Governors |
| TELUS Committees: | Corporate Governance, and Human Resources and Compensation |
| TELUS shareholdings: | 34,056 |
| TELUS options: | 2,700 |
Brian A. Canfield
Chair, TELUS Corporation
Pierre Ducros
President, P. Ducros & Associés Inc
R.E.T. (Rusty) Goepel
Senior Vice-President, Raymond James Financial Ltd
John S. Lacey
Chairman, Advisory Board of Brookfield Special Situations Partners Ltd. (formerly Tricap)Brian's career with TELUS spans more than 50 years, including four years as Chair and Chief Executive Officer of BC Telecom Inc., three years as President and Chief Executive Officer and one year as President and Chief Operating Officer. He also served as interim President and Chief Executive Officer of TELUS Corporation from September 1999 to July 2000, and then resumed his role as Chair.
| Residence: | Point Roberts, Washington |
| Principal occupation: | Chair, TELUS Corporation |
| Director since: | 1989 |
| Education: | Honorary Doctorate in Technology, British Columbia Institute of Technology; and Banff School of Advanced Management |
| Other boards and affiliations: | Suncor Energy Inc.; Member of Order of Canada and of Order of British Columbia; and Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors |
| TELUS shareholdings: | 71,216 |
| TELUS options: | 3,200 |
Pierre has been President of P. Ducros & Associés Inc. since 1996. Previously, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of DMR Consulting Group, Inc. (Canada), which he co-founded in 1973.
| Residence: | Montreal, Quebec |
| Principal occupation: | President, P. Ducros & Associés Inc. |
| Director since: | 2005 |
| Education: | Bachelor of Arts, Université de Paris at Collège Stanislas, Montreal; Royal Military College of Canada; and Bachelor of Engineering (Communications), McGill University |
| Other boards and affiliations: | Canadian Institute for Advanced Research; Chairman of Medical.MD EHR Inc. and Manulife Financial Corporation; Member of Order of Canada; and Officer of Order of Belgium |
| TELUS Committees: | Corporate Governance, and Human Resources and Compensation |
| TELUS shareholdings: | 28,399 |
Rusty has been Senior Vice-President of Raymond James Financial Ltd. since 2001 and in the investment business since 1968. He co-founded Goepel, Shields & Partners in 1989, and served as Chief Executive Officer and then Chair. Following a merger with another firm, the company was sold to Raymond James Financial in 2000.
| Residence: | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Principal occupation: | Senior Vice-President, Raymond James Financial Ltd. |
| Director since: | 2004 |
| Education: | Bachelor of Commerce, University of British Columbia |
| Other boards and affiliations: | Amerigo Resources Ltd., Auto Canada Inc., Baytex Energy Corp., Spur Ventures Inc. and Vancouver Airport Authority; Governor of Business Council of B.C.; Chair of Vancouver 2010 Olympic Organizing Committee; and Chairman of Yellow Point Equity Partners |
| TELUS Committees: | Corporate Governance, and Pension |
| TELUS shareholdings: | 40,707 |
John is currently Chairman of the Advisory Board of Brookfield Special Situations Partners Ltd. (formerly Tricap). Previously, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alderwoods Group, Inc. from 2002 until 2006.
| Residence: | Thornhill, Ontario |
| Principal occupation: | Chairman, Advisory Board of Brookfield Special Situations Partners Ltd. (formerly Tricap) |
| Director since: | 2000 |
| Education: | Program for Management Development, Harvard Business School |
| Other boards and affiliations: | Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., George Weston Limited and Loblaw Companies Limited; and Chairman of Doncaster Consolidated Ltd. |
| TELUS Committees: | Audit |
| TELUS shareholdings: | 47,956 |
| TELUS options: | 1,600 |
William (Bill) A. MacKinnon
Corporate Director
Brian F. MacNeill
Corporate Director
Ronald P. Triffo
Chairman, Stantec Inc
Donald Woodley
Corporate DirectorBill served as Chief Executive Officer of KPMG Canada from April 1999 before retiring in December 2008 and served in a number of leadership roles during his 37-year career with the company.
| Residence: | Toronto, Ontario |
| Principal occupation: | Corporate Director |
| Director since: | 2009 |
| Education: | Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), University of Manitoba; and Chartered Accountant (Canada) |
| Other boards and affiliations: | Osisko Mining Corporation, Novadaq Technologies Inc., Pioneer Petroleum Limited, Public Sector Pension Investment Board, Toronto Community Foundation and Roy Thomson Hall; Chair of Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, Toronto East General Hospital and Toronto Board of Trade; and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario |
| TELUS Committees: | Audit |
| TELUS shareholdings: | 16,643 |
Brian served as Chairman of Petro-Canada from 2000 to 2009 and was a director since 1995. Previously, he was with Enbridge Inc., serving as Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer from 1990 to 1991 and Chief Executive Officer from 1991 until his retirement in 2001.
| Residence: | Calgary, Alberta |
| Principal occupation: | Corporate Director |
| Director since: | 2001 |
| Education: | Bachelor of Commerce, Montana State University; and Chartered Accountant (Canada) |
| Other boards and affiliations: | Suncor Energy Inc., Capital Power Corp., Oilsands Quest Inc. and West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.; Member of Order of Canada; and Fellow of the Chartered Accountants of Alberta and of the Institute of Corporate Directors |
| TELUS Committees: | Chair, Audit |
| TELUS shareholdings: | 61,931 |
| TELUS options: | 2,700 |
Ronald has been Chairman of Stantec Inc. since 1988 and has served in a number of executive management positions, including President and Chief Executive Officer during his more than 25-year career with the company.
| Residence: | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Principal occupation: | Chairman, Stantec Inc. |
| Director since: | 1995 |
| Education: | Bachelor of Science (Civil Engineering), University of Manitoba; Master of Science (Engineering), University of Illinois; and Banff School of Advanced Management |
| Other boards and affiliations: | Alberta's Promise, Board of Governors of Junior Achievement of Northern Alberta, and Advisory Council of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at University of Alberta; and Chairman of Alberta Innovates - Technology Solutions |
| TELUS Committees: | Audit |
| TELUS shareholdings: | 55,098 |
| TELUS options: | 2,700 |
Donald served as President of Oracle Corporation Inc. from 1997 to 1999, and President of Compaq Canada Inc. from 1987 to 1997, and held various senior positions in the Canadian IT industry.
| Residence: | Mono Township, Ontario |
| Principal occupation: | Corporate Director |
| Director since: | 1998 |
| Education: | Bachelor of Commerce, University of Saskatchewan; and MBA, Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario |
| Other boards and affiliations: | Canada Post Corporation and Steam Whistle Brewing Inc. |
| TELUS Committees: | Corporate Governance; and Chair, Pension |
| TELUS shareholdings: | 36,351 |
| TELUS options: | 2,700 |
Darren joined TELUS as President and Chief Executive Officer in 2000. Darren, a 21-year veteran of the communications industry, previously spent seven years on the senior leadership team at Cable & Wireless in the United Kingdom, culminating with his appointment as President for the United Kingdom and Ireland operations in 1999.
| Residence: | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Principal occupation: | President and Chief Executive Officer, TELUS Corporation |
| Director since: | 2000 |
| Education: | Bachelor of Economics (Honours), Concordia University; MBA (Finance), McGill University; and Diploma (Network Engineering), University of Toronto |
| Other boards and affiliations: | Canadian Council of Chief Executives and McGill University (Board of Governors); and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Conservatory |
| TELUS shareholdings: | 435,045 |
| TELUS options: | 917,840 |
TELUS shareholdings represent the total common and non-voting shares and deferred stock units (restricted stock units for Darren Entwistle) held as at December 31, 2010.
TELUS options represent the total options for common or non-voting shares held as at December 31, 2010.