Michael R. Van Every

Overview

Mr. Van Every was elected to the Board of Directors in June 2004. Mr. Van Every is a chartered accountant and was, until 2004, a partner in the professional services firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He has practiced public accounting since 1966. From 1969 to 1998, he was a partner of Coopers & Lybrand, one of the predecessor firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. During that period, he served for various periods as Partner in Charge of an office, a member of the Management Committee, a member of the Partnership Board and Chair of the Partnership Audit and Governance Committees. Mr. Van Every has been lead engagement partner responsible for audit and other services to a number of public and private companies. He is also a member of the boards of Kelman Technologies Inc. (a TSX-listed company), Woods Canada Limited (which was formed as a result of the merger in 2007 of Woods Canada Limited and Erewhon Brands International Limited, two companies of which Mr. Van Every was a member of the board prior to this merger) and The Jockey Club of Canada. Mr. Van Every has completed the Director Education Program sponsored by the Rotman School of Management and the Institute of Corporate Directors, and has received his ICD.D, the professional designation for directors in Canada.