Russ Girling

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Russ Girling
Born (1962-06-23) 23 June 1962 (age 62)
Calgary, Alberta
Education University of Calgary (BCom 1985, MBA 1990)
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Glenda Beryl Ondfriechuk
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(m. 1985)​

Russell Keith Girling (born 23 June 1962) is a Canadian businessman. He served as the president and chief executive officer of TC Energy.

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Early life

Girling graduated from the University of Calgary, where he earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Master of Business Administration in Finance. [1]

Career

Girling worked for Suncor, Northridge Petroleum Marketing and Dome Petroleum. [2]

Girling joined the TransCanada Corporation in 1994 and became its executive vice-president in 1995, subsequently creating the subsidiary TransCanada Power. In 2001 he became the president of TransCanada Gas Services. He subsequently served as the executive vice-president of corporate development and chief financial officer of TransCanada, until he became the president of pipelines of TransCanada Corporation. In this capacity, he oversaw gas and oil pipelines in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. He was later promoted to chief operating officer. [2] Since July 1, 2010, he has served as the president and chief executive officer of the TransCanada Corporation. [2] [3]

Girling serves on, and is chairman of, the board of directors of Nutrien Limited He is the former chairman and chief executive officer of TC PipeLines GP. [2] He is also the former chairman of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) and the Natural Gas Council (NGC). [2] Additionally, he formerly served on the board of directors of Bruce Power and the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association. [2]

Girling was a member of the 2010 United Way of Calgary and Area Cabinet. [2] In 2008 he was the recipient of the Haskayne School of Business Management Alumni Excellence (MAX) Award. [2] He serves on the board of directors of the Willow Park Charity Golf Classic. [2]

In 2018, as CEO of TC Energy Corporation, Girling placed 4th out of 100 of the top earners in Calgary with a total compensation of $12,502,397. [4]

In 2020, Girling announced he would be retiring from his position as the CEO of TC Energy. He spent 26 years at the company, 10 as the Chief Executive Officer. [5] He was succeeded by François Poirier in January 2021. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Russell K. Girling: President and Chief Executive Officer" (PDF). TC Energy. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Russell K. Girling: President and Chief Executive Officer" (PDF). TransCanada Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ "The World's Biggest Public Companies: #753 TransCanada". Forbes. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Top of the heap: Calgary's highest paid executives in 2018" (PDF). Global Governance Advisors via Calgary Herald. Special report on the 2018 executive compensation survey. 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Russ Girling, who led TC Energy through 'unprecedented growth,' to retire with Keystone XL pipeline unfinished | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  6. ↑ "TC Energy – People". www.tcenergy.com. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
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