Board of Directors

Linda Hohol

ICD Director since: 2017
Areas of Expertise: Corporate, Public Sector and NFB Boards

Linda Hohol serves on the boards of NAV Canada and Canadian Western Bank (CWB). She chairs the Audit and Finance Committee of NAV Canada, and also serves on the Risk Committee and is the Chair of the Human Resources & Compensation Committee of CWB.

Ms. Hohol was the President of the TSX Venture Exchange at the TMX Group Inc. from 2002 until 2007. Prior to that, she was Executive Vice-President of Wealth Management at CIBC and Senior Vice President for Alberta and NWT, also at CIBC.

Ms. Hohol has served on the boards of numerous for-profit, not-for-profit and Crown corporations, including Export Development Canada, ATB Financial, Calgary Airport Authority, Canada Foundation for Innovation, EllisDon Construction, Alberta Health Services. She was the Chair of the United Way of Calgary.

Ms. Hohol is the recipient of the 2019 Peter Dey Governance Achievement Award, the Calgary Distinguished Business Leader Award, the Alberta Centennial Medal for Community Service, the Calgary YWCA Women of Distinction Award and a SAIT Honorary Degree in Applied Technology.

Rahul K. Bhardwaj

ICD.D

As President and CEO of the Institute of Corporate Directors, Rahul Bhardwaj leads an organization of more than 16,000 members committed to improving national outcomes by growing the board leadership and governance capacities within Canadian businesses, agencies and not-for-profits.

Mr. Bhardwaj currently serves on the boards of Waterfront Toronto and the Institute of Corporate Directors as well as the Leader Council at the Ian O. Ihnatowycz Institute for Leadership at Ivey Business School. He is also Chair, Global Network of Director Institutes, a global network representing more than 150,000 directors which is focused on developing and promoting leading practices and programs that enhance the capability of directors to drive sustainable performance for the benefit of shareholders, the economy and society.

He was Chair of the 2012 Ontario Summer Games, the first multi-sport games to be held in Toronto, and was Co-Chair of TO2015 IGNITE, a program of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am & Parapan Am Games. Other past board commitments include founding board member of Metrolinx and Chair of the Governance Committee, Chair of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Chair of Community Foundations of Canada, Upper Canada College, George Brown College, Stratford Festival of Canada and United Way of Toronto, among others.

Prior to joining the ICD, Mr. Bhardwaj was a corporate lawyer at a leading Canadian law firm, and then later, President and CEO of the Toronto Foundation, where he focused on engaging philanthropy to improve the quality of life in Toronto. He was also Vice President of the Toronto 2008 Olympic Bid and, as part of the Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Fiscal review panel in 2008, Mr. Bhardwaj was involved in identifying efficiencies for the City of Toronto.

In 2012, Mr. Bhardwaj’s commitment to city building was recognized as he received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. He has been named one of “The 50 Most Influential” people in the city by Toronto Life magazine and was named to the Quadrangle Society at Massey College and The Ultimate List of Social CEOs on Twitter. His corporate governance vision has made him a sought-after presenter, speaker and media commentator, in Canada and across the globe.

To contact Mr. Bhardwaj, please send a message to his Executive Assistant, Glenda McKee at gmckee@icd.ca or call 416-593-3324.

Maryse Bertrand

Areas of Expertise: 
Corporate, Public Sector and NFP Boards

Maryse Bertrand is the Chair of the Board of Governors of McGill University. Ms. Bertrand is a member of the Board of Directors of National Bank of Canada, PSP Investments, Gildan, where she Chairs the Corporate Governance and & Social Responsibility Committee, and Metro Inc., where she chairs the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee. 
 
From 2016 to 2017, she was Strategic Advisor and Counsel to Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in matters of risk and governance. From 2009 to 2015, she was Vice-President, Real Estate Services, Legal Services and General Counsel at CBC/Radio-Canada, where she also chaired the National Crisis Management Committee and the Board of Directors of ArTV. Prior to 2009, Ms. Bertrand was a partner of Davies Ward Phillips and Vineberg LLP where she specialized in M&A and corporate finance and served on the firm’s National Management Committee.
 
Ms. Bertrand is also past chair of the Board of the Institute of Corporate Directors (Quebec Chapter). She was named as Advocatus emeritus (Ad. E.) in 2007 by the Quebec Bar in recognition of her exceptional contribution to the legal profession. Ms. Bertrand holds a law degree from McGill University (with High Distinction) and a Masters in Risk Management from New York University, Stern School of Business.

Nora Duke

ICD.D

Nora Duke most recently was Executive Vice President, Sustainability and Chief Human Resource Officer at Fortis Inc.  She retired from Fortis in 2022 following a lengthy career with the company having served in various executive roles at both the subsidiary and parent company level.

Nora is currently a member of the board of Parkland Corporation and serves on its Human Resources and Audit committees.  Nora has also served on the Fortis subsidiary boards of UNS Energy, FortisAlberta, FortisBC, CH Energy Group and Newfoundland Power.  She also served on the board of trustees for Slate Office REIT from 2015-2022.

Nora is a past Chair of IHG Canada Owners’ Committee, the Newfoundland and Labrador Employers’ Council and Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Genesis Centre Selection Board, and past Vice Chair of the Hotel Association of Canada.

She earned a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) and Master of Business Administration from Memorial University of Newfoundland and holds the ICD.D designation.

Nora was twice named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network.  She was also inducted into Atlantic Canada's Top 50 CEO Hall of Fame.

Nora is a member of the International Women’s Foundation (IWF) where she uses her experience to promote women in all sectors, including energy. She has volunteered extensively in several areas including healthcare, entrepreneurship and helping at-risk youth.

Jean Paul (JP) Gladu

ICD.D

Areas of Expertise: 
Corporate, Public Sector and NFP Boards

JP Gladu, Principal of Mokwateh previously served as the President and CEO of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) from September 2012 until April 2020.  

In 1993, Mr. Gladu completed a forestry technician diploma and then pursued an undergraduate degree in forestry from Northern Arizona University in 2000. He currently holds an Executive MBA designation from Queens University as well as an ICD.D designation from the Rotman School of Management University of Toronto.

Presently, Mr. Gladu serves on the board of Suncor, Broden Mining, First Nations Major Projects Coalition Advisory Centre and is Chair of Canada’s Forest Trust and Boreal Leadership Champions as well as a committee member to BHP’s international Forum on Corporate Responsibility. He’s a senior fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and past Chancellor of St. Paul’s University College Waterloo from 2017 to 2020.
Earlier Mr. Gladu served on the Board of Ontario Power Generation, Noront Resources, as Chair of Mikisew Group of Companies.

A. Anne McLellan

P.C., O.C., A.O.E., F.ICD

The Honourable A. Anne McLellan, P.C., O.C., A.O.E. served four terms as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre from 1993 – 2006.  She served as Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and as the first Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness in the government of the Rt. Hon. Paul Martin (2003 - 2006).  Ms. McLellan served as Minister of Health (2002 –2003), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (1997 –2002) and Minister of Natural (1993 –1997).

Ms. McLellan joined Bennett Jones, LLP in 2006, providing strategic advice to the firm and its clients. She serves on the boards of Invest Alberta Corporation and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. She is Chair of the Boards of the TELUS Edmonton Community Board and of the Institute for Research on Public Policy. Ms. McLellan is Co-Chair of the Coalition for a Better Future and is a member of the TMX/ICD Committee on the Future of Canadian Corporate Governance.

In 2015 Ms. McLellan became Dalhousie University’s seventh chancellor until May 2020. She was awarded honorary doctorate of law degrees by the University of Alberta, the University of Cape Breton and the University of Ottawa. 

In July 2009 Ms. McLellan was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada and in October 2013 she received the Alberta Order of Excellence. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Law degree from Dalhousie University and a Master of Laws degree from King's College, University of London.

Robert Paré

Areas of Expertise:
Corporate and NFP Boards

Since February 2018, Robert Paré has been a Strategic Advisor for the law firm Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, where he had previously held a position of Senior Partner specializing in governance and corporate and commercial law.
 
Mr. Paré also serves on the Boards of Directors of National Bank of Canada since April 2018, Quebecor Inc. since June 2014 and SNC Lavalin Group Inc since since May 2022. He was a director of the Institute of Corporate Directors, Quebec Chapter from 2010 to 2018. He has been a director for several other companies, including Essilor Group Canada Inc., ADF Group Inc., BMTC Group Inc., and Rona Inc.
 
Robert Paré has a Bachelor’s degree in Law from Université Laval. He is a member of the Quebec Bar.

Robert Phillips

QC, F.ICD

Areas of Expertise: Corporate Boards
 
Robert Phillips is the former Chair of Canadian Western Bank. He is the Lead Director of West Fraser Timber Co. and a Director of Canadian National Railway Co. and Capital Power Corporation.

Mr. Phillips’s corporate career spans more than 25 years. He is currently President of R.L. Phillips Investments Inc., a private investment firm. Previously he served as President and CEO of Dreco Energy Services Ltd., PTI Group Inc. and BCR Group of Companies, as well as executive vice-president of Husky Oil Ltd. and MacMillan Bloedel Ltd.
 
Born and raised in Edmonton, Mr. Phillips received a bachelor of laws (gold medalist) and bachelor of science in chemical engineering from the University of Alberta. He practiced corporate and securities law for 15 years and was also a lecturer at the University of Alberta business and law faculties. In 2017, he was honoured as a Fellow by the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Andrea Rosen

Areas of Expertise: 
Corporate Boards
 
Andrea Rosen has been a corporate director since 2006. She currently serves as a director of Manulife Financial Corporation (from 2011), Emera Inc. (from 2007), Ceridian HCM Holding Inc (from 2018) and Element Fleet Management Corp (from 2019). She was previously a director of Alberta Investment Management Corporation (2008-2017) and a director of Hiscox Ltd. (2006-2015).

Prior to January 2005, Ms. Rosen worked at TD Bank Financial Group for over a decade, where she ultimately served as Vice Chair, TD Bank Financial Group and President of TD Canada Trust.  Earlier in her career, she held progressively senior positions, ultimately as Vice President and Director at Wood Gundy Inc. and was Vice President, Shareholder Value at Varity Corporation.

Ms. Rosen has an LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School, an MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University.

Rob G. C. Sobey

ICD.D

A fourth-generation business family member, Rob worked at Sobeys Inc. for 30 years before retiring to focus his efforts on philanthropy, volunteering, and governance. He currently serves on the boards of Empire Co., SeaFort Capital, and Queen’s Smith School of Business.

He has served on the boards of Queen’s University, Dalhousie, NSCAD (Vice Chairman), and NSCC (Chairman). He chairs several scholarship and bursary programs, is Honourary Chair of Venture for Canada and is an Honourary Governor of NSCC.

Rob is Vice-President of the Sobey Foundation, Chair of the DR Sobey Foundation, and Chair of the Sobey Art Foundation. He is past Chairman and an Honourary lifetime Governor of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, a Distinguished Patron of the National Gallery of Canada, and a Director on the Emeritus Board of the NGC Foundation. Rob also served as a member of the WWF Atlantic Council.

Selected Top CEO for Atlantic Canada in 2009 by Atlantic Business Magazine, Rob has an undergrad from Queen’s and an MBA from Babson College. He was awarded an Honourary Diploma from NSCC and in 2012 received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his work as Honourary Colonel in the Canadian Army.

Patricia Youzwa

Areas of Expertise: 
Public Sector and NFP Boards

Patricia Youzwa is a director of the Canada Infrastructure Bank and the Fiduciary Trust Company of Canada.  She is Chair of the Alternative Funds Advisory Committee for TD Asset Management.
 
Before her retirement, Ms. Youzwa was President and Chief Executive Officer of SaskPower.  She held executive positions in strategic planning, customer services and energy trading before becoming President.  Ms. Youzwa also had a distinguished career in the public service of the Government of Saskatchewan where she served as Deputy Minister of Energy and Mines and Deputy Minister of Economic Development. 
 
Ms. Youzwa has extensive experience as a corporate director and policy advisor.  She has served on numerous boards and held policy advisory roles at the national level with such organizations as the Canadian Electricity Association, the Energy Council of Canada and the Conference Board of Canada.  She was also the Saskatchewan Vice Chair of the Canada West Foundation, Chair of the Shock Trauma Rescue Society (STARS) and RBC Woman Executive in Residence at the Hill School of Business, University of Regina.
 
Ms. Youzwa is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal, Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, Lieutenant Governor’s Gold Medal for Excellence in Public Administration and the Saskatchewan Centennial Medal.