People: Canadian Oil Sands Ltd (COSWF.PK)

Mr. Marcel R. Coutu is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Canadian Oil Sands Limited. Mr. Coutu also is Chairman of the Board of Syncrude Canada Ltd. and chairs the Syncrude Joint Venture CEO and management committees. Mr. Coutu has more than 25 years of experience in the energy sector, primarily focused in corporate finance. Prior to joining Canadian Oil Sands, Mr. Coutu was Chief Financial Officer of Gulf Canada and preceding that was Senior Vice President International and Vice President Finance at TransCanada Pipelines. He serves as a director of PowerCorp, Brookfield Asset Management, Great-West Lifeco., and serves on the Pension and Compensation Committee of the Calgary Stampede Board. As well, he is a Governor of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP). Mr. Coutu is not a member of any Board committees but attends committee meetings in his role as a member of Management. Mr. Coutu holds an H.B.Sc. in geology from the University of Waterloo (1976), an MBA from the University of Western Ontario (1980), and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists (APEGGA). He is a member of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives. Mr. Coutu has completed the Institute of Corporate Directors, Corporate Governance program and is accredited with the ICD.D. designation.