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ALBERTA BUSINESS HALL OF FAME WELCOMES APEGA MEMBER
Paul Douglas, P.Eng. , is among three Albertans who in May will be inducted into the Alberta Business Hall of Fame for outstanding contributions to the business community. Each year, the hall recognizes business leaders who have made significant
Holder PCL ’s companies. Before that, starting in 2009, he led PCL as President and CEO. In 2013, he was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Dia- mond Jubilee medal. In all, 60,000 medals were award- ed across the country — but only 38 were designated for Canadians demonstrating outstanding service in the construction industry. In 2014, the Canadian Construction Association presented him with the Community Leader Award. In 2015, Mr. Douglas was recognized for his distinguished service in support of arts and culture, community service, and sports with a City of Edmonton Salute to Excellence Citation Award. The same year, he became Alberta Venture magazine’s Alberta Business Person of the Year. Mr. Douglas has served on the Edmonton Interna- tional Airport Business Advisory Committee and run successful campaigns supporting the United Way. He also helped establish Celebrate Edmonton, a group of nine companies seeking to develop civic pride by sup- porting community initiatives.
contributions to Alberta’s economic development and the business community. Inductees must have demonstrated vision, leadership, and civic involvement. Mr. Douglas became chairman of the board of PCL Construction Holdings Ltd. in 2016, one of Permit
INTERNATIONAL OIL AND GAS EXPERT JOINS SNC-LAVALIN’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The board of directors of Permit Holder SNC-Lavalin welcomed a new face to its table in November. Catherine J. Hughes, P.Eng. , who holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon in France, brings with her over 25 years of international experience in oil and gas. Ms. Hughes started her career with Permit Holder Schlumberger and held key positions internationally, working in countries like Italy, Nigeria, the U.K., the U.S., and France. She was President of Schlumberger Canada Ltd. for five years in Calgary. Ms. Hughes was Vice-President, Operational Services, Technology and Human Resources, at Nexen Inc. , from September 2009 to November 2011. From January 2012 until her retirement in April 2013, she
served as Executive Vice- President International. In this role, she oversaw all oil and gas activities for Nexen, including exploration, production, development, and project activities outside of Canada.
From 2007 to 2009, she was Vice-President, Oil Sands, at Permit Holder Husky Oil .
-photo courtesy SNC-Lavalin
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