A nationally recognized business leader, an ardent community champion, a lover of the great outdoors, and a wellness enthusiast, Gwyn Morgan devoted three decades to building Canada’s largest energy company. He led the creation of EnCana Corporation through a merger which is widely viewed as the most significant transaction in Canadian energy sector history. He stepped down as founding CEO at the end of 2005.
Gwyn has been recognized as Canada’s Outstanding CEO of the YearTM and also as Canada’s Most Respected CEO. He has a strong belief that a corporation should be a positive social, community and environmental force.
Gwyn serves as a non-executive chairman of Montreal based SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., and he is a director of London based HSBC Holdings plc. He is an honourary colonel (retired) of the 410 Tactical Fighter Squadron, Canadian Air Force. He has received leadership awards from several Canadian Business Schools, two honourary degrees and has been appointed Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. He was also recently inducted as a member of the Order of Canada. He is also on the board of directors at the Fraser Institute.
One fish, two fish: Troubles in the B.C. fishery
Recreational fishing could be a strong economic driver for the provincial economy, if Ottawa would amend its policies
The sorry lessons of green-power subsidies
Ontario is the latest jurisdiction to see its alternative-energy plans go off the rails
Breaking the ‘entitlement addiction’
No country can thrive if its citizens are unwilling to do more for what they get
Troubling questions from the world of university research
York University’s rejection of a $30-million offer from Jim Balsillie’s private think tank bodes ill for private-public partnerships
Race to global excellence starts in the classroom
Countries that fail to ensure their citizens have the job skills they need are doomed to high unemployment and declining living standards
Bring on the skilled workers and sharpen the competitive edge
Canada’s ‘desperate labour shortage’ is the nation’s top barrier to economic growth
The natural gas highway: A wide open road of opportunity
The ‘new’ technology to access natural gas isn’t so new. But the opportunities to use it for transportation are staggering
Quick fix for systems on the verge of a breakdown
Health care costs are draining the lifeblood from Canadian governments and strangling public finances
Canada suffering from cross-border productivity gap
Complacency of the comfortable poses threat to living standards
My 2012 wish list for Canada and the global economy
Health care, education and government debt should command attention in Canada. Europe and the U.S. face tougher issues
