Board & Committee Meetings
The Board's Guidelines [PDF, 47 Kb] recognize the importance of meeting without management present, and Board agendas are structured to provide the opportunity. There are also opportunities on each agenda for the Board to meet privately with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Although not a Board member, the CEO attends all meetings and has access to the same information as any Director, except when relating to the CEO's performance, as appropriate.
Number of meetings attended in fiscal 2008
The following table summarizes Board and standing committee meeting attendance by Director for the year ended March 31, 2008.
Board (1) | Executive Committee | Audit & Risk Management Committee | Human Resources Committee | Corporate Governance Committee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Meetings (2) | 8 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| L. Bell (3, 4) | 6 | – | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| K. Baird (5) | – | – | – | – | – |
| S. Bellringer (6) | 6 | – | – | 3 | 2 |
| J. Brown (7) | – | – | – | – | – |
| P. Busby (5) | – | – | – | – | – |
| W. Costuros | 8 | – | 6 | – | 3 |
| E. Derrick (8) | 8 | – | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| J. Drance (9) | – | – | – | – | – |
| B. Eaton | 8 | – | 6 | – | 3 |
| T. McVicar (10) | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| N. Olewiler | 7 | – | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| P. Powell (9) | 6 | – | 5 | – | – |
| W. Saponja | 6 | – | 5 | – | – |
| D. Triggs (7) | – | – | – | – | – |
| M. Umedaly (3, 11) | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Weisgerber (12) | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – |
(1) Includes Annual Retreat
(2) Directors may receive only one meeting fee per day although more than one meeting may be attended
(3) Not appointed as a member but attends all meetings as an ex-officio representative in his capacity as Chair
(4) Resigned December 13, 2007
(5) Appointed Director April 10, 2008
(6) Resigned April 14, 2008
(7) Appointed Director June 6, 2008
(8) Resigned May 19, 2008
(9) Appointed Director May 8, 2008
(10) Appointed Director December 21, 2007
(11) Appointed Director and Chair December 13, 2007
(12) Resigned November 1, 2007
The Board, Audit & Risk Management Committee, and Human Resources Committee schedule four regular committee meetings annually. The Corporate Governance Committee schedules two regular meetings annually. Additional meetings are held as required.
The Executive Committee only meets under special circumstances.
Subsidiaries
Certain Directors serve on the Boards of subsidiaries and the number of meetings held are shown below:
Board | Audit & Risk Management Committee | Strategy Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powerex Corp. | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Powertech Labs Inc. | 5 | – | 1 |
Last Modified: Jul 7, 2008
