Catherine J. Hughes
Independent Non-executive Director
Tenure
Appointed June 1, 2017
Board Committee membership
Chair of the Sustainability Committee, and member of the Audit and Risk Committee
Outside commitments on listed and large private companies
Non-executive Director of Valaris Limited
Age
62
Nationality
Canadian and French
Career
Catherine was Executive Vice President International at Nexen Inc. from January 2012 until her retirement in April 2013, where she was responsible for all oil and gas activities including exploration, production, development, and project activities outside Canada. She joined Nexen in 2009 as Vice President Operational Services, Technology and Human Resources. Prior to this, Catherine was Vice President Oil Sands at Husky Oil from 2007 to 2009 and Vice President Exploration & Production Services, from 2005 to 2007. She started her career with Schlumberger in 1986 and held key positions in various countries, including France, Italy, Nigeria, the 麻豆传媒, Canada, and the USA. Catherine has held non-executive director positions at SNC-Lavalin Group Inc, Statoil ASA and Precision Drilling Inc.
Relevant skills and experience
Catherine contributes through her knowledge of industry and the ease with which she engages with other Directors and managers in the boardroom. With over 30 years of industry experience, she brings a geopolitical outlook and deep understanding of the industry. An engineer by training, she has also spent significant time working in senior human resources roles. The Board highly regards her perspectives on our industry and people. Catherine has a strong track record of executing operational discipline with a focus on performance metrics and a drive for excellence. Her knowledge of the technology underpinning oil and gas operations, logistics, procurement and supply chains benefits the Board as it considers projects and investment and divestment proposals. She uses her industry knowledge, combined with her commitment to the highest standards of corporate governance and safety, ethics and compliance, in her role as Chair of our Sustainability Committee.
