James Kenneth Gray O.C., A.O.E.[1] 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."[2]

Gray has served as an independent director of Brookfield Asset Management (an NYSE listed company) since April 1997.[3] He is also a director emeritus of Canadian National Railway,[4] director of Phoenix Technology Services,[5] and Honorary Chair of the Canada West Foundation.[6]

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.[7]

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. ↑ "James Kenneth Gray's Alberta Order of Excellence biography". Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Brookfield Board of Directors page for James Kenneth Gray". Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  4. ↑ "CN Rail 2010 Annual report dated Feb 15, 2011" (PDF). Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Phoenix Technology Services Directors and Officers". Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  6. ↑ "CWF board of directors". Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  7. ↑ "James Kenneth Gray's Alberta Order of Excellence Scroll". Retrieved March 3, 2012.


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