
Corporate Governance
Board of Directors

David P. Smith
Chair of the Board
- Chair of the Board since August 2014.
- Director since 1998.
- Corporate Director; former Managing Partner of Enterprise Capital Management Inc.
- Director of Gran Tierra Energy Inc.
Member of the Governance and Nominating Committee and the Human Resources and Compensation Committee.

Catherine (Kay) M. Best
Director
- Director since July 2007.
- Corporate Director and Consultant.
- Former Executive Vice-President, Risk Management, and Chief Financial Officer of the Calgary Health Region; previous partner with Ernst & Young.
- Director of Canadian Natural Resources Limited.
Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee and member of the Audit Committee and Human Resources and Compensation Committee.

Jean Paul (JP) Gladu
Director
- Director since May 2025.
- Mr. Gladu is currently Principal of Mokwateh. He previously served as the President and CEO of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business for approximately eight years and has nearly 35 years of experience in the natural resource sector, including working with Indigenous communities and organizations, environmental non-government organizations, industry and governments from across Canada and the globe.
- Mr. Gladu holds a Bachelor of Science, Native American Forestry from Northern Arizona University, a forestry diploma from Sault College, an Executive MBA from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario and an ICD.D from Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto and an honorary doctorate in law from Carleton University.
- Mr. Gladu serves on the board of directors of Suncor, the Institute of Corporate Directors and on BHP’s Forum on Corporate Responsibility. He previously served as Chancellor of St. Paul’s University College Waterloo, Noront Resources and Ontario Power Generation.

Patrick (Pat) E. Gottschalk
Director
- Director since August 2017.
- From 2012 to 2016, Mr. Gottschalk was President of Dow Chemicals coatings, monomer and plastic additives business.
- Mr. Gottschalk served in positions with increasing responsibility within Dow Chemicals since 2001. Prior to that, he held various roles at Union Carbide Corporation.
- Mr. Gottschalk possesses significant experience in operations, business development and post-merger integration.
Chair of the Health, Safety and Environment Committee and member of the Audit Committee.

Jennifer M. Grigsby
Director
- Director since September 2023.
- Ms. Grigsby is a professional accountant with more than 30 years of progressive senior management experience in accounting, treasury, risk management, corporate governance, and corporate finance, primarily in the oil and gas exploration and production industry. Until November 2022, she served as the Secretary of Economic Administration for the State of Oklahoma and prior to this, held the position of Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer with Ascent Resources, LLC.
- Ms. Grigsby graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and received her Master of Business Administration from Oklahoma City University. She maintains Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant designations and is a NACD Certified Director ®.
- Ms. Grigsby currently serves on the board of directors of CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc., SilverBow Resources and of CompSource Mutual Insurance Company.
Member of the Audit Committee and the Health, Safety and Environment Committee.

Michael Horowitz
Director
- Director since November 2023.
- Mr. Horowitz is the Managing Director in Brookfield’s Private Equity Group where he is responsible for investment origination, analysis and execution for the Brookfield Special Investments Fund.
- Prior to joining Brookfield in 2011, Mr. Horowitz held positions in restructuring and corporate banking at Citigroup.
- Mr. Horowitz is the Director and Chair of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee of Healthscope Ltd.
Member of the Audit Committee.

Calvin B. Jacober
Director
- Director since May 2023.
- Mr. Jacober served as Vice Chair Canada for PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PwC”) until his retirement in June 2022 and was previously Managing Partner and the Assurance Leader for PwC’s Calgary office.
- Mr. Jacober is a board member of Pine Cliff Energy Ltd.
Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Governance and Nominating Committee.

Allan MacDonald
President and Chief Executive Officer
- Mr. MacDonald joined Superior Plus as President and Chief Executive Officer in April 2023.
- Prior to joining Superior Plus, Mr. MacDonald was the Chief Executive Officer of the Bragg Group of Companies, where he led a portfolio of public market investments as well as operating companies in the Agriculture, Airline Services, and Telecom sectors. From 2009 to 2020, Mr. MacDonald held a number of increasingly senior roles at Canadian Tire Corporation, the most recent being Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer from 2013 to 2020.
- Mr. MacDonald holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from Henley Management College in England and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Acadia University.

Laura L. Schwinn
Director
- Director since May 2025.
- Ms. Schwinn is a former C-suite executive/independent business advisor with over 30 years of experience in the energy and petrochemical industries. She was President of W. R. Grace & Co.’s Specialty Catalysts business, a worldwide polyolefin catalyst and process technology licensing division from 2018 to 2023. Prior to this, Ms. Schwinn was the CEO of C&C Reservoirs, a cloud-based knowledge platform providing solutions to the energy industry from 2014 to 2017. Prior to that, Ms. Schwinn worked for 12 years at Halliburton, one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the energy industry, with increasing roles of responsibility culminating in her position as Global Leader, Vice President, Drill Bits and Services.
- Ms. Schwinn earned her Bachelor of Commerce degree in international business and finance from the University of Victoria, Canada.
- Ms. Schwinn is Lead Director and Chair of the human resources and compensation committee of the board of directors of Pason Systems, a TSX listed global energy services and technology company delivering hardware, software and data solutions. She has also held international business development roles with Schlumberger Corporation and has served on boards in the U.S., Canada, the Middle East and China.

William T. Yardley
Director
- Director since May 2025.
- Mr. Yardley is CEO of Portland Natural Gas Transmission System, a natural gas pipeline connecting Canada with the Northeast US. Previously, he was at Enbridge, a leading energy infrastructure company, where he was President of Enbridge’s gas transmission and midstream group from 2017 to 2022, leading the company’s North American natural gas pipeline business. Prior to that, Mr. Yardley was President of US transmission for Spectra Energy, a North American energy company principally operating pipelines to transport natural gas. He also served as Group Vice President of gas transmission at Duke Energy Corporation and Vice President of Marketing at Boston Gas Company.
- Mr. Yardley holds a Bachelor of Arts, Economics from Colby College in Waterville, Maine and an MBA from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts and has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University.
Committees
Board Committees Table
Director | Audit Committee | Governance and Nominating Committee | Human Resources and Compensation Committee | HS&E (1) Committee |
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David P. Smith, |
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Catherine (Kay) M. Best |
Chair |
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Jean Paul (JP) Gladu |
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Patrick (Pat) E. Gottschalk |
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Chair |
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Jennifer M. Grigsby |
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Michael Horowitz |
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Calvin B. Jacober |
Chair |
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Allan A. MacDonald, |
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Laura L. Schwinn |
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William T. Yardley |
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Notes:
(1) HS&E stands for Health, Safety and Environment.
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