Gwyn Morgan

Gwyn Morgan, from Calgary, Alberta, is one of Canada's most distinguished business leaders.

A petroleum engineering graduate from the University of Alberta, he led the building of one of the world's leading oil and gas companies and Canada's largest energy company, EnCana Corporation. Mr. Morgan was founding President and Chief Executive Officer of EnCana from 2002 until stepping down on January 1, 2006.

Mr. Morgan has been recognized through numerous awards and honorary distinctions, including being named Canada's most respected CEO in 2005 in a survey conducted by Ipsos Reid of 250 business leaders in Canada.

An inductee to the Alberta Business hall of Fame, he has served on the Boards of a number of organizations in the private and not-for-profit sectors, including HSBC Bank of Canada, the SNC-Lavalin Group, Alcan Inc., the Public Policy Forum, the Fraser Institute and the Calgary University Hospital.

Mr. Morgan was also the co-chair of the Calgary Fundraising Committee for the Northern Alberta Children's Health Centre, co-Chair of the Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference, and is an honorary Colonel (retired) of the 410 Tactical Fighter Squadron, Canadian Air Force.