Robert L. Phillips
Corporate Director
Business
West Fraser Timber
Canada
Biography
Robert L. Phillips is the Lead Drector, Chairman of the Governance & Nominating Committee and a member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee. Before July 2004, Mr. Phillips was President and Chief Executive Officer of the BCR Group of Companies, which was involved in rail transportation and marine terminal operations. Before joining BCR, he was Executive Vice President, Business Development and Strategy for MacMillan Bloedel Limited, and has held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of the PTI Group Inc. and Dreco Energy Services Ltd. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in Alberta in 1991. In February 2008 Mr. Phillips was designated by the Board to serve as Lead Director and in that capacity he serves as Chairman of the Governance & Nominating Committee. He is a director of several public corporations, including Canadian Western Bank, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., Capital Power Corporation and Precision Drilling Corporation.
Research Interest
Business
