Trustees

Mr. Guay was President of PepsiCo Foods Canada at the time of his retirement in 2015. Over his 29-year PepsiCo career, he held a variety of positions in sales, marketing and general management throughout Canada and the United States. Mr. Guay started his career at Procter and Gamble in 1981 where he spent 5 years prior to joining PepsiCo. Mr. Guay currently serves on the board of Metro Inc (2016 - present) where he is a member of the Human Resources committee (Chair 2021 - present) and Audit committee. He previously served on the boards of a number of not-for-profit organizations, including the Food and Consumer Products of Canada, Food Banks Canada (2011 - 2019) and the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business. Mr. Guay holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from l’Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (Universite de Montreal) and also completed the Advanced Executive Program at the Kellogg School of Business (Northwestern University). Mr. Guay is a graduate of the Directors Education Program of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Ms. Hiebert is an experienced and strategic corporate director, with years of executive, financial and legal experience at several multinational public companies. She has an extensive background in corporate finance, corporate law, strategy, corporate governance, public and private capital markets, risk management, regulatory oversight, human resources, and executive compensation. Ms. Hiebert is currently the Vice Chair of the Board of Alberta Credit Union Deposit Guarantee Corporation (2016 – present), is a member of their Governance and Human Resources Committee (served as Chair from 2023 – 2025) and served as a member of their Audit Committee (2018 – 2022). She also serves on the Board of Governors of Trez Capital (2021 – present), and is a member of their Audit Committee, Independent Review Committee, and their Credit and Investment Committees. Ms. Hiebert has also been a member of the City of Edmonton Assessment Review Board since 2024. Ms. Hiebert was previously the Vice President Legal and Corporate Secretary of The North West Company Inc. (2009 – 2017), Vice President Legal and Corporate Secretary for The Brick Group Income Fund, and Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Trans Global Insurance Companies (2002 to 2009).  She began her legal career in 1994 with Milner Fenerty (now Dentons LLP) after holding senior finance positions in the banking, financial services, and venture capital industries. She left private practice in 1997 and joined ATB Financial as Associate Counsel, which position she held until 2002. Ms. Hiebert holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and Bachelor of Laws degree (with distinction) from the University of Saskatchewan and an MBA (with distinction) from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. She is a member of the Law Society of Alberta.

Ms. Williams has been a Chartered Professional Accountant for 30 years and has an extensive background in corporate finance, capital markets, risk management, and strategy. She has held senior positions at several multinational public companies, including Vice President Treasurer at Finning International Inc. and Corporate Treasurer at Fletcher Challenge Canada. Ms. Williams has significant governance experience at both public and private sector organizations, as well as unique ownership and multi-stakeholder environments. Currently, she is serving as a Director on the Boards of the Bank of Canada (January 2023 - present) and Technical Safety BC (February 2023 - present). Ms. Williams has recently served on the Boards of Concentra Bank (2017 - 2022) and Concentra Trust (2019 - 2022), where she was Chair of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee, and a member of the Special Committees overseeing the sale of the Bank and Trust Company to Equitable Bank. She has also served on the Board of BC Life & Casualty (2015 - 2021) where she chaired the Audit, Risk and Conduct Review Committees and oversaw the merger of the Company with Blue Cross Life. Previously, Ms. Williams served as Chair of the Douglas College Board, Vice Chair of HFN LNG Development Corporation, Chair of the Sources Foundation, and as an Independent Commissioner at the BC Securities Commission. Ms. Williams holds a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) from the University of Victoria. She has held the ICD designation since 2009 and volunteers as an examiner for ICD’s Director Education Program.