Hugh Bolton

Biography

Mr. Hugh Bolton has been the non-executive chair of the Board of Directors of EPCOR Utilities Inc. since 2000. After his retirement as chairman & chief executive partner of Coopers & Lybrand Canada Chartered Accountants, Mr. Bolton continued as a financial consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) until joining EPCOR's board. Mr. Bolton also serves on the Board of Directors of WestJet Airlines Ltd. He recently completed long-standing tenures on the boards of a number of Canada's leading corporations, including Teck Resources Limited, TD Bank Financial Group, and the Canadian National Railway Company. In 2015, Mr. Bolton received an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Alberta. He is also a recipient of a Fellowship Award from the Institute of Corporate Directors. Mr. Bolton is a fellow of the Alberta Institute of Chartered Accountants and in 2010, that organization honored him with a Lifetime Achievement Award recognizing meritorious service. Mr. Bolton holds an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Alberta and has been a chartered accountant since 1963.

Research Interest

Finance and Ecenomics