Profiles

Sylvia Chrominska

HBA

Sylvia Chrominska is a Director and Chair of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee and member of the Risk Committee, CPP Investments, Board Director and Chair of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee and member of the Audit Committee, Wajax Inc., and ex officio Director, Stratford Festival.

She formerly served as: Director and Chair of the Management Resources and Compensation Committee, Emera Inc.; Director and Chair of the Human Resources Committee, Dofasco Inc.; Chair, Canadian Bankers Association; Chair, Scotiabank Jamaica and Scotiabank Trinidad & Tobago; Director, University of Western Ontario; and the Dean’s Advisory Committee, Richard Ivey Business School. In addition, Ms. Chrominska formerly served as: Board Chair, International Women’s Forum; Vice President, Canadian Club of Toronto; Group Head, Global Human Resources and Communications, Scotiabank.

She holds an Honours Degree in Business Administration and Honorary Doctorate from the University of Western Ontario.
 

Doug Haughey

MBA, ICD.D

Mr. Haughey is Board Chair, Fortis Inc., independent lead Director, Keyera Corp., and an independent Director, Hifi Engineering. 

His 44-year career has spanned energy economics, trading, infrastructure, and most recently, the energy transition to a low carbon future. He considers himself fortunate to have been associated with companies that have shown strong leadership on environment, social and governance (ESG) issues. 
Mr. Haughey has served on more than 15 public, private, and not-for profit boards.  As a public company CEO, he led the transition at Stuart Olson Inc, the restructuring, growth and sale of Provident Energy Inc., and the IPO and eventual privatization of Spectra Energy Income Fund. 
 

Jean Houde

Jean Houde is Board Chair, National Bank of Canada. He is also a Director, Institut du Québec and a Director and member of the Audit Committee, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. He is also Vice Chair, Board of Université de Laval. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Quebec. Mr. Houde is a member of the Quebec Bar, which awarded him the distinction of Advocatus Emeritus.

Since 2014, Jean Houde has been Board Chair, National Bank of Canada. He has also been a Director, Institut du Québec, since 2020 and a Director and member of the Audit Committee, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts since 2019.
 
Mr. Houde is also Vice Chair, Université de Laval. He formerly served as: Chair, Energir Inc.; Chair, Board of Finance, Montréal; and Deputy Minister of Finance, Quebec. Prior to this, Mr. Haude
served as Chair and CEO of Investissement Québec.
 
He holds a law degree and an MBA from Université Laval. In addition, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Université du Québec. Jean Houde is a member of the Quebec Bar Association, which awarded him the distinction of Advocatus Emeritus.

Wendy Kei

FCPA, FCA, ICD.D

Wendy Kei currently serves as Board Chair for Ontario Power Generation and Audit Chair for both Karora Resources Inc. and Noranda Income Fund.

Ms. Kei is a FCPA, FCA and holds the ICD.D designation. In 2020, she was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women.

Wendy Kei is an accomplished finance executive with more than 25 years of senior business experience across multiple industries. She currently serves as Board Chair for Ontario Power Generation Inc., where she is the first female and first visible minority Chair in the company’s history. She also chairs the Audit Committee for Karora Resources Inc. and Noranda Income Fund.

For most of her career, Ms. Kei has worked in the mining industry and previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Dominion Diamond Corporation.

Ms. Kei was recognized in Directors & Boards magazine as a Director to Watch in 2022. In 2020, she was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women and honoured as a Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant in Ontario. In 2016, she was selected as a Diversity 50 Candidate by the Canadian Board Diversity Council.

Ms. Kei holds a Bachelor of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo.

Herbert C. Pinder Jr.

BA, LLB, MBA, Doctor of Laws, Hon. Colonel

Herb Pinder is a Saskatoon-based entrepreneur with an extensive business and governance career. He spent 10 years in a family business, 35 years representing the contractual and financial interests of hockey players, and almost nine years managing a private equity firm.

Over 45 years, he has served on 50 boards, including private and public companies, crown corporations, a trust, a co-op, and professional partnerships. With a focus on energy, the industries he has worked in include merchandising, sports, hospitality, engineering, real estate, financial services, technology, and airlines. Not-for-profits include sports, business development, public policy, drug prevention, education, and innovation - community, national, and international organizations.

Notable companies include Canadian Airlines, Viterra, ARC Resources, YPO International, C.D. Howe, Fraser Institute, Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame, and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
Other honours include being awarded a bronze medal for hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympic Games and a Doctor of Law at the University of Saskatchewan, and being named a Member of the Saskatoon and Saskatchewan Halls of Fame.