Board of Directors
Meet Our Board of Directors.
Frank W. Proto, Board Chair
B.A. (Economics)
Mr. Proto, 69, Board Chair, is a former director of Nelson Group Inc. He joined Agrium's Board in 1993 and has served as Board Chair since 1998.
Ralph S. Cunningham
PH.D. (Engineering)
Dr. Cunningham, 70, is Board Chair of Enterprise Products Holdings, LLC. He serves as Board Chair of TETRA Technologies, Inc. and Director of Cenovus Energy Inc. He joined Agrium's Board in 1996.
Russell K. Girling
B.Comm, M.B.A. (Finance)
Mr. Girling, 48, is a Director and the President and Chief Executive Officer of TransCanada Corporation. He is the former Chair and Chief Executive Officer of TC Pipelines, GP Inc. (general partner of TC Pipelines, L.P.), former Chair of TransCanada Power, L.P., and former director, Bruce Power Inc. He joined Agrium’s Board in 2006.
Dr. Susan A. Henry
B.Sc. (Zoology), Ph.D. (Genetics)
Dr. Henry, 64, is a Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics and Dean Emerita of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. She is on the Boards of Seneca Foods Corporation and Tompkins Financial Corporation. She joined Agrium's Board in 2001.
Russell J. Horner
B.Sc. (Chemistry)
Mr. Horner, 61, is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Catalyst Paper Corporation. He joined Agrium’s Board in 2004.
David J. Lesar
B.Sc., M.B.A., C.P.A.
Mr. Lesar, 58, is Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of Halliburton Company. He serves on the Board of American Petroleum Institute and is a former director of Lyondell Chemical Company and Mirant Corporation Mr. Lesar joined Agrium's Board in 2010.
John E. Lowe
B.Sc. (Finance & Accounting)
Mr. Lowe, 52, is currently Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer of ConocoPhillips. He is a Director of DCP Midstream GP, LLC and a former director of Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC. Mr. Lowe joined Agrium's Board in 2010.
The Honourable Anne McLellan, P.C.
BA, LL.B, LL.M
Ms. McLellan, 60, serves on the Boards of Nexen Inc. and Cameco Corporation. She is a Director of Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR), a member of TD Securities Energy Advisory Board and Counsel at the law firm of Bennett Jones LLP. She joined Agrium's Board in 2006.
Derek G. Pannell
B.Sc. Eng., P. Eng.
Mr. Pannell, 64, is Board Chair of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Limited and Lead Director of African Barrick Gold plc. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Noranda Inc. and Falconbridge Limited. He joined Agrium's Board in 2008.
Michael M. Wilson
B.Sc (Chem)
Mike joined the company in 2000 and became President and Chief Executive Officer three years later. Under his leadership Agrium has grown significantly increasing its size and profile in world markets. Prior to joining Agrium, Mike gathered experience as an executive leader in the chemical industry. He was the President of Methanol and President and Chief Operating Officer of Methanex Corporation.
Victor J. Zaleschuk
B.Comm, CA.
Mr. Zaleschuk, 67, is a Director and Board Chair of Cameco Corporation, and is a Director of Nexen Inc. He joined Agrium's Board in 2002.
