David I. Beatson

Biography

From 2010 to 2015, Ms. Close served as President of the Production Services division for Tervita Corporation. Tervita Production Services delivers services to the oil and gas industry through an 800 person employee base and a fleet of specialized heavy equipment. From 2002 to 2010, Ms. Close was the Executive Vice President of DO2 Technologies, a software company providing electronic invoicing to the oil and gas industry.    During Ms. Close’s tenure, DO2 grew from a start-up to the leading provider of e-invoicing to oil and gas companies and their suppliers.  Prior to DO2, Ms. Close served in a number of Regional Vice President roles in Halliburton Corporation’s software division, Landmark Graphics.  She held executive roles in several of Landmark’s largest regions, including VP of Strategic Accounts, Regional VP of North America and Regional VP of Europe and the Former Soviet Union.  During Ms. Close’s 12 years at Halliburton, she worked in Canada, the US and Europe.  Ms. Close also currently serves as one of three Government of Canada appointees to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council.  She also serves as second vice chair on the board of directors of the Petroleum Services Association of Canada.  Ms. Close holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Calgary. Ms. Close joined the Board of Directors of Descartes in 2015. Ms. Close is Chair of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.

Research Interest

Engineering