Russ Girling, President and CEO, TransCanada Corporation
November 25, 2013 - Calgary Roundtable Event - Market Access for Canadian Energy
Russ Girling assumed the position of President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on July 1, 2010. Prior to this, he was Chief Operating Officer, responsible for overseeing TransCanada Corporation’s pipeline and energy businesses, corporate development activities and strategies, operations and major projects, and corporate services.
Prior to serving as COO, Mr. Girling was President, Pipelines of TransCanada Corporation, where he had overall responsibility for regulated businesses, including gas and oil pipelines in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.
Mr. Girling was also previously Executive Vice-President, Corporate Development and Chief Financial Officer of TransCanada. Through 2001, he was President of TransCanada Gas Services and was responsible for its ultimate disposition.
In 1995 Mr. Girling was appointed Executive Vice-President, Power where he had overall responsibility for the creation and management of the TransCanada subsidiary, TransCanada Power, including the creation of TransCanada Power, L.P. Prior to joining TransCanada in 1994, Mr. Girling held several marketing and management positions at Suncor Inc., Northridge Petroleum Marketing and Dome Petroleum.
Mr. Girling is currently a director of Agrium Inc. He is the former Chairman of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) and the Natural Gas Council (NGC), and also a former director of the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association (CEPA). He is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TC PipeLines GP, Inc. (general partner of TC PipeLines, LP). Additionally, Mr. Girling is the former Chairman of TransCanada Power, L.P. and a former director of Bruce Power Inc. He is also a member of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, the U.S. National Petroleum Council and U.S. Business Roundtable.
Mr. Girling co-chaired the 2012 United Way of Calgary Campaign and is a director of the Willow Park Charity Golf Classic. Mr. Girling was a 1998/1999 recipient of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Award for leadership excellence for Canadians under the age of 40. In 2008 he was the recipient of the Haskayne School of Business Management Alumni Excellence (MAX) Award.
Mr. Girling holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Calgary.
Thank you to RBC Capital Markets for sponsorship of this event.
