Michael A. Butt

Biography

Michael A. Butt is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Buttcon Limited (“Buttcon”), general contractors, and is Executive Chairman of Buttcon Energy Inc. Mr. Butt has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1994.  Mr. Butt has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Toronto.  Shortly after the transfer in 1996 of Pearson Airport from the Federal Government to the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (“GTAA”), Mr. Butt was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of the GTAA and remained in that capacity until December 2004.  Mr. Butt is a Fellow of The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering and a Fellow of the Canadian Design Build Institute.  He was also honoured with the Hall of Distinction award from the University of Toronto Engineering Alumni Association.  Mr. Butt is Chair of Aecon’s Corporate Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee and is also a member of the Audit Committee and Risk Committee.

Research Interest

Aecon has a rich history that spans more than a century. In fact, Aecon’s history can be traced back to 1877, when Scottish immigrant Adam Clark started a plumbing and gas fitting business in Hamilton, Ontario.  Since that time, Aecon has grown into one of Canada’s largest and most diverse construction and infrastructure development companies. Throughout the years, Aecon has been involved in the building of some of Canada’s most important landmarks, including the CN Tower, St. Lawrence Seaway, Highway 407 Express Toll Route, Vancouver Sky Train, and the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport, to name just a few. Aecon’s predecessor companies include some of Canada’s most renowned construction names.  Over the years, companies such as The Foundation Company of Canada, Jackson Lewis, Lockerbie and Hole, Banister Pipelines, Nicholls-Radtke, Pitts Engineering Construction, and Armbro Construction have come together to form what we now know as Aecon.