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R.L. (Randy) Jespersen
Randall L. Jespersen

President and Chief Executive Officer
Terasen Inc. and the Terasen Gas group of companies

Mr. Jespersen has been with Terasen Gas Inc. since March 1996.

Prior to Terasen Gas, Mr. Jespersen spent 20 years in various senior management positions with Amoco Canada and Dome Petroleum in Calgary and Houston, Texas. His extensive career experiences spans much of the breadth of the energy industry.

Mr. Jespersen holds an MBA from the University of Saskatchewan, a BSc. (Bus. Admin) from Oregon State University and a diploma from Lethbridge Community College. In 2003, he completed the Financial Management Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Mr. Jespersen is a member of the FortisBC Board of Directors, a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of the Business Council of BC, and immediate Past-Chair on the Board of the Canadian Gas Association. He is a former Chair of the Western Energy Institute and has served on the cabinet of the United Way in the Lower Mainland of BC. He has frequently appeared as a witness before the National Energy Board and the British Columbia Utilities Commission.


Dwain Bell
Dwain Bell

Vice President, Distribution
Terasen Gas

Mr. Bell was appointed to Vice President, Distribution in 2005. He has more than 33 years of experience in the Canadian natural gas distribution business throughout BC and Alberta, including Terasen Gas and one of its predecessor companies, Centra Gas British Columbia Inc.

He has also worked in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia with Maritimes NRG vying for natural gas distribution franchises.

Mr. Bell holds an MBA and Graduate Diploma in Knowledge Management from Royal Roads University.

Mr. Bell serves as Chair, Canadian Gas Association Standing Committee on Operations. He was a founding member of BC One Call and served on its Board of Directors and was involved in preparing the bid for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.


David C. Bennett David C. Bennett

Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & General Counsel
Terasen Inc. and FortisBC Inc.

Mr. Bennett received both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Victoria. He practiced law in Vancouver until 2000 and then moved to London England in 2001 to practice in the International Capital Markets Group of a Magic Circle Law Firm.

He returned to BC in 2003 and was in private practice until he started with FortisBC in October, 2004.


Roger Dall'Antonia Roger Dall'Antonia

Vice President, Corporate Development and Treasurer
Terasen Inc.

Mr. Dall'Antonia rejoins Terasen with approximately 15 years of corporate finance and treasury experience.

Most recently he was Vice President of Treasury and Investor Relations with VersaCold. He also has considerable experience in senior financial roles in the energy industry including a previous position as Vice President, Treasurer, for Terasen Inc. and a position with Westcoast Energy.
 
He holds a BBA from Simon Fraser University, an MBA from the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.


Cynthia Des Brisay 

Vice President, Gas Supply and Transmission
Terasen Gas

Ms. Des Brisay has been with Terasen Gas since 1999.

Prior to Terasen Gas, Ms. Des Brisay spent several years working for Fletcher Challenge on independent power generation development in Canada and New Zealand. She also held commercial and engineering roles with a major Canadian oil and gas company in Calgary. Overall, she has more than 23 years experience in the energy sector.

Her experience with Terasen Gas includes senior positions in major project and business development, most recently as Director, Business Development and Resource Planning.

Ms. Des Brisay holds an MBA from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Applied Science from Queen's University.


Jan Marston  Jan Marston

Vice President, Customer Care, Human Resources & Operations Governance
Terasen Gas

Jan is a member of the leadership team and an officer of Terasen Gas.

Since joining Terasen in 1996, Jan has held a variety of assignments in both regulated and non-regulated subsidiaries of the Terasen family of companies.  Her current areas of responsibility include all aspects of human resources, enterprise risk, engineering, environment, health and safety governance.

Prior to joining Terasen, Jan worked in a variety of marketing and management roles in the energy sector, for companies such as BP Amoco and Sceptre Resources.

She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Calgary, Alberta and has completed the Executive Program at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, Palo Alto, California. She is past president of Northwest Gas Association, serves on a variety of other business and community service boards including Western Energy Institute, Paintearth Energy Services, Women's Health Research Institute, and Technology Education and Careers Council. 

In her spare time, Jan enjoys outdoor pursuits including golf, skiing, snowshoeing and horseback riding.


Robert M. Samels  Robert M. Samels

Vice President, Business Services and Chief Information Officer
Terasen Gas

Mr. Samels has been with Terasen Gas since 1991. He has held a variety of senior roles including Director of Internal Audit, Controller and Treasurer of Trans Mountain Pipe Line, Director of Taxation and Insurance and General Manager of Transmission Operations, Director of Operations Support

He spent 12 years in public practice as a chartered accountant, including five years with KPMG and seven with Coopers and Lybrand in Canada and Europe.

While in public practice, Mr. Samels gained extensive experience in corporate tax planning, acquisitions, insolvencies, consulting and audits.

Mr. Samels earned his BA in Economics and a Bachelors of Commerce from the University of Manitoba.


Doug Stout  Doug Stout

Vice President, Marketing and Business Development
Terasen Gas

Mr. Stout joined the company in 2001 as Vice President, Gas Supply and Transmission.

Prior to Terasen Gas, Mr. Stout held senior management roles with Belkorp Industries Inc. of Vancouver and in the midstream energy business with Calgary based Husky Energy Inc. His early career also included experience in the construction industry with Peter Kiewit Sons' Co. Ltd.

Mr. Stout holds a degree in Civil Engineering and an MBA, both obtained from the University of Alberta. He has served as a Director for Sultran Ltd., Pacific Coast Terminals Ltd., and Hillsborough Resources Limited. He is currently a Director of the North West Gas Association.


Scott A. Thomson Scott A. Thomson

Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Chief Financial Officer
Terasen Inc. and Terasen Gas

Mr. Thomson joined Terasen Gas in 1999.

Prior to Terasen Gas, Mr. Thomson acquired extensive accounting experience with Ernst & Young in London, Ontario, where he obtained his CA designation in 1988. After four years in public accounting, he joined the management consulting practice where he remained for another 10 years.

The experience prepared him well to assume responsibility for operations finance, his first assignment at Terasen Gas. In 2003, Mr. Thomson was appointed to Vice President, Finance and Regulatory Affairs for Terasen Gas.

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