James K. Gray

Canadian businessman

James Kenneth Gray O.C., A.O.E.[1], is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist.[2] He was born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario in 1933. He was educated at Ridley College in St. Catharines, Canada. He came to Calgary in 1956 to pursue a career in Alberta's energy sector. In 1973, he co-founded Canadian Hunter Exploration, an organization that became one of Canada's largest and most successful natural gas companies."[3]

Gray has served as an independent director of Brookfield Asset Management (an NYSE listed company) since April 1997.[4] He is also a director emeritus of Canadian National Railway,[5] director of Phoenix Technology Services,[6] and Honorary Chair of the Canada West Foundation.[7]

In 2019, Gray joined the Ad Hoc Committee of Calgary Citizens, which requested that Calgary's Green Line transit project be paused.

Gray was recognized in 2002 with the Alberta Order of Excellence.[8]

References

  1. ^ "James K. Gray O.C., A.O.E., C.B.H.F. - Class of 2005". Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Jim Gray: Philanthropist". Calgary Herald. 2016-01-02. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  3. ^ "James Kenneth Gray's Alberta Order of Excellence biography". Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  4. ^ "Brookfield Board of Directors page for James Kenneth Gray". Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  5. ^ "CN Rail 2010 Annual report dated Feb 15, 2011" (PDF). Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  6. ^ "Phoenix Technology Services Directors and Officers". Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  7. ^ "CWF board of directors". Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  8. ^ "James Kenneth Gray's Alberta Order of Excellence Scroll". Retrieved March 3, 2012.
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