James Kenneth Gray O.C., A.O.E.[1] was born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario in 1933. He was educated at Ridley College in St. Catharines, Canada. He came to Calgary in 1956 to pursue a career in Alberta's energy sector. In 1973, he co-founded Canadian Hunter Exploration, an organization that became one of Canada's largest and most successful natural gas companies."[2]

Gray has served as an independent director of Brookfield Asset Management (an NYSE listed company) since April 1997.[3] He is also a director emeritus of Canadian National Railway,[4] director of Phoenix Technology Services,[5] and Honorary Chair of the Canada West Foundation.[6]

In 2019, Gray joined the Ad Hoc Committee of Calgary Citizens, which requested that Calgary's Green Line transit project be paused.

Gray was recognized in 2002 with the Alberta Order of Excellence.[7]

References

  1. "James K. Gray O.C., A.O.E., C.B.H.F. - Class of 2005". Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  2. "James Kenneth Gray's Alberta Order of Excellence biography". Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  3. "Brookfield Board of Directors page for James Kenneth Gray". Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  4. "CN Rail 2010 Annual report dated Feb 15, 2011" (PDF). Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  5. "Phoenix Technology Services Directors and Officers". Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  6. "CWF board of directors". Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  7. "James Kenneth Gray's Alberta Order of Excellence Scroll". Retrieved March 3, 2012.


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