Eric Patrick Newell

Eric Patrick Newell is currently the Vice Chairman of The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation, Director of C.D.
Howe Institute, Director of Gairdner Foundation, Member-Governors Board of Junior Achievement of Northern Alberta, and Member of The Alberta Order of Excellence.
He previously served as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Syncrude Canada Ltd., Chairman of Climate Change & Emissions Management Corp., Director of CNOOC Petroleum North America ULC, Independent Director of Melcor Developments Ltd., Director of Canfor Corp., Director of Terasen, Inc., Director of The Learning Partnership, Director of Telus World of Science, Director of Alberta Innovates Energy & Environment Solutions, Director of The Next Generation Foundation, Principal of Imperial Oil Ltd., Member-Governors Board of Soquem, Inc., Principal of Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd., Chancellor of the University of Alberta, Principal of Order of Canada, and President of Alberta Chamber of Resources.
He received his undergraduate degree from the University of British Columbia and his graduate degree from the University of Birmingham.