The directors of ATB Financial are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. They are each highly qualified, and their
experience represents the various regions and industries critical to the success of the Alberta economy. The Board is comprised
of individuals wih financial acumen, industry experience, and professional qualifications to ensure breadth of knowledge, independence
and a diversity of perspective and experience.
To learn more about individual board members, click on their names below.
Garnet Altwasser (Brooks) is the former President and CEO of
Lakeside Farm Industries Ltd. Garnet has served on numerous boards in
agribusiness — as Director of the Alberta Division of the Canadian Feed
Manufacturer Association, Director of Alberta Cattle Feeders Association,
Chairman of Canadian Meat Council and Chairman
of Veterinary Infectious Diseases Organization.
Robert G. Brawn Chair, Investor Services Committee
Governance and Conduct Review Committee
Robert G.
Brawn (Calgary) is Chairman Emeritus and a director of Canetic Resources Trust. He is currently
a director of the Parkland Income Trust and Black Diamond Income Trust, Chairman and director of
Grande Cache Coal Corporation and the Van Horne Institute (a transportation study group) and several
private corporations. In addition to having extensive experience in the energy sector, previously
Mr. Brawn was chairman of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce and the Independent Petroleum Association
of Canada and co-chairman of the Calgary Economic Authority and a director of OCO 88 (the Calgary
Olympic Games Committee). He is chairman of the Calgary Rotary Clubs Foundation and the Brawn Foundation.
Robert
C. (Bob) Clark Chair, Governance and Conduct Review Committee
Investor Services Committee
Robert C. (Bob) Clark (Carstairs) is the former Ethics Commissioner for Alberta's
Legislative Assembly. He was named Alberta's first Information and Privacy
Commissioner in 1995, responsible for upholding the access and privacy
rights of Alberta's citizens with respect to information held by public
bodies. Mr. Clark also spent 11 years in the private sector in public
relations consulting. He recently served as chairman of the Electoral
Boundaries Commission, and has held office as President of the Council
on Governmental Ethics Laws.
Art Froehlich (Calgary) is a partner of AdFarm, one of
North America's largest agricultural marketing communications companies. Mr.
Froehlich has spent the last 25 years working in primary food production,
agri-business and agrimarketing in Canada, United States, Europe, South America
and Asia. In 2005, he received the distinguished Agrologist Award from the
Alberta Institue of Agrologists. Mr. Froehlich serves as chair of the Executive
Committee for the Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference (ABIC)
2007, to be held in Calgary.
Joan Hertz, Q.C. (Edmonton) is the former Corporate Counsel, Strategic Affairs for Capital Health and is a lawyer and strategic consultant. She has extensive community board involvement including acting as Director for Alberta’s Promise, Kid’s Kottage Foundation, and formerly the Edmonton Catholic Cemeteries Board and St. Thomas More Lawyers Guild. She is involved in the selection of judges and is currently Chair of the Provincial Court Nominating Committee and past member of the Federal Judicial Advisory Committee.
Brian
Hesje
Chair, Human Resources Committee
Audit Committee
Governance & Conduct Review Committee
Brian Hesje (Edmonton) is the Chairman of the Board
of Fountain Tire Ltd., which is recognized as one of Canada's
50 Best Managed Private Companies. He has extensive entrepreneurial
and small business experience. Mr. Hesje is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Alberta, and a certified member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Linda
Hohol
Chair, Credit & Financial Risk Committee
Governance & Conduct Review Committee
Human Resources Committee
Investor Services Committee
Linda Hohol (Calgary) is the former president of the TSX Venture Exchange,
Canada's public venture capital marketplace. She also serves
as a director of the Calgary Airport Authority, EllisDon Construction Canadian
Foundation for Innovation, and United Way of Calgary. Ms. Hohol co-chaired
the United Way of Calgary 2006 campaign, where $50 million was raised. Ms. Hohol
has also been a director of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Alberta
Electric Systems Operator, among others. Until 1999,
Ms. Hohol was Executive Vice President, Wealth Management
with CIBC.
Bern Kotelko (Vegreville) is President of Highland Feeders
Ltd., and serves as co-chair for Alberta Prion Research and a director for the
Alberta Economic Development Authority. Mr. Kotelko was named among the Alberta Venture 50
Most Influential in 2007 and is the recipient of several Growing Alberta
Leadership Awards, a University of Alberta Alumni Award of Excellence, a
National Environmental Stewardship Award, an Alberta Insitute of Agrologists
Distinguished Agrologist Award, an AsTec Award for Environmental Innovation and an Alberta Cattle Commission Environmental
Stewardship Award. He has received certification from the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Brian McCook Chair, Audit Committee
Governance & Conduct Review Committee
Human Resources Committee
Brian McCook (Lloydminster) is a member of the Alberta Institute of Chartered
Accountants and is President of Great Bend Financial Corp., a company providing
management services and assistance to various family-controlled corporations.
Previously, he held senior management positions in the oilfield services
industry and the building materials and construction industry. Mr. McCook
is a founding director of Science Alberta, a past member of the Audit Committee
of the Province of Alberta and a past member of the Alberta Financial Review
Commission. He has served on the boards of various community organizations
Norm (Skip) McDonald Audit Committee
Human Resources Committee
Skip McDonald (Calgary) is a Principal with
Horton-McDonald Developments, specializing in real estate
investment, development and management in Alberta. He is an Honorary Lieutenant
Colonel with the Calgary Highlanders, and Fellow of the Royal Geographical
Society. Mr. McDonald also serves on the board of the Calgary Health Region.
Al O'Brien
Vice-Chairman, Audit Committee
Governance & Conduct Review Committee
Human Resources Committee
Al O'Brien (Barrhead) is a former Deputy Provincial Treasurer. He is a Fellow
of the Institute of Public Economics (University of Alberta), a Senior Fellow of the
C.D. Howe Institute, a Director of Cordiant Capital (Montreal), a member of the
Investment Committee of the Alberta Teachers Retirement Fund, and a member of the
Advisory Council of the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations (Queen's University).
Mr. O'Brien also served as director with the Alberta Pension Administration Corporation,
the Alberta Municipal Finance Corporation and the Credit Union Deposit
Guarantee Corporation.
Robert (Bob) Splane
Chairman of the Board
Credit & Financial Risk Committee
Governance & Conduct Review Committee
Investor Services Committee
Bob Splane has extensive board governance expertise in the financial services and insurance
industries. He served as chair for the Agriculture Financial Services
Corporation (AFSC) for 10 years following his role as President and Managing
Director with the organization. He was the founding president of the Bank of
Alberta, which became the Canadian Western Bank where he was also the first
president. Among the many boards he has been active on, Mr. Splane served as
chair for the Alberta Municipal Financing Corporation (now Alberta Capital
Finance Authority) and the Credit Union Deposit Guarantee Corporation, and he
served on the board of directors for the Equitable Life Insurance Company. He
has been an executive council member with the Canadian Bankers Association and
director of the Arbitrators Institute of Canada Foundation as well as a member
of the Prince Rupert Port Authority. Mr. Splane was also Assistant Deputy
Provincial Treasurer in Alberta. His community involvement includes serving as
campaign chair for the United Way of Edmonton and Area.
Wayne Wagner Credit & Financial Risk Committee
Human Resources Committee
Wayne Wagner (Edmonton) is the former President of
Lehigh Inland Cement Limited and worked for the company for more than 38
years. With extensive experience in the
industry, Wayne served as a board member for the Cement Association of Canada
and the Portland Cement Association. He also sat on the board of the
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation. Wayne has participated in community
efforts as Director and board member for the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce and
the Edmonton YMCA, respectively.
