James L. Popowich

Biography

Mr. Popowich served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Elk Valley Coal Corporation (“EVCC”) from January 2004 to August 2006; as President of the Fording Canadian Coal Trust, a mutual fund trust that held a majority ownership interest in EVCC, from January 2004 until his retirement in December 2006and as Executive Vice President of EVCC from February 2003 to January 2004. Currently, Mr. Popowich serves as a director of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (“CIM”), an industry technical association dedicated to education and identifying best practices in the mineral industry. From May 2008 through May 2009 Mr. Popowich served as Past President of CIM and he served as President of CIM from May 2007 to May 2008. Concurrently, Mr. Popowich served as a director of Climate Change Central, an organization established by the Alberta government dedicated to the reduction of greenhouse gasses primarily through energy efficiency and demand side management, from 2002 to June 2010 and as a director of CIM from 2007 to 2015.

Research Interest

Buisness and management