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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.5B
  • Public
  • CA
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Canadian Oil Sands Trust provides an undiluted, un-hedged investment in crude oil. As the largest owner in the Syncrude project, we are proud to have a legacy asset that epitomizes the best attributes of an oil sands investment: - superior quality leases - a track record of successful operations - a sustainable approach to the development of our long-life resource - a product high-quality, sweet crude oil that is essential to the global economy. Syncrude's high-quality crude oil resource provides a solid, long-life cash generating base. This has enabled Canadian Oil Sands to deliver strong investor returns -- averaging about 33% annually -- since inception (including capital appreciation and the reinvestment of our cash distributions). Learn more about:

President and Chief Executive Officer
Donald J. Lowry
Number of Employees 18
Contact Information

2500 1st Canadian Centre

Calgary, Alberta T2P 3N9

www.cos-trust.c...

(403) 218-6200

NAICS Code Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations: 213112

Recent Events

  • BRIEF-RESEARCH ALERT-UBS raises Canadian Natural, EnCana to buy

    11/17/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Canadian Oil Sands profit falls with prices, output

    10/28/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Canadian Oil Sands Trust Posts 2Q Financial Results

    7/27/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • BRIEF-RESEARCH ALERT-Raymond James raises ratings, targets on Canadian energy cos

    6/22/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Syncrude's Coker 8-3 returns to operation following planned turnaround

    6/09/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

canadian oil sands trust - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Donald J. Lowry President and Chief Executive Officer
Marcel R. Coutu President and Chief Executive Officer
Allen R. Hagerman CFO
Allen R. Hegerman CFO
Ryan M. Kubik Chief Financial Officer
Trevor R. Roberts Chief Operations Officer
Darren K Hardy Vice President Operations
David Sirrs Marketing Director
Siren Fisekci Director, IR & Media Relations
Aswin Patel Manager, Operations
Terry Frehlich Manager, Sales & Purchases
Laureen C. Dubois Controller
Marie Fenez
Scott W. Arnold Assistant Treasurer
Trudy M. Curran General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Robert P Dawson Treasurer

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Bennett Jones Board of Directors
Brant Sangster Board of Directors
C.E. Schultz Board of Directors
Donald F. Mazankowski Board of Directors
E. Susan Evans Board of Directors
Ian A. Bourne Board of Directors
John B. Zaozirny Board of Directors
Walter B. O'Donoghue Board of Directors
Wayne B. O'Donoghue Board of Directors
Wayne M. Newhouse Board of Directors
Wesley Twiss Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
EPCOR Utilities, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
EPCOR Preferred Equity Inc CEO Current
Canadian Oil Sands Trust President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Ontario Energy Network President & Chief Executive Officer Former
EPCOR Power L.P. Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
Capital Power Chairman of The Board Current
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Board of Directors Current
Climate Change Central Co Board of Directors Current
EPCOR Utilities, Inc. President Former
Alta Telecom, Inc. President Former
Telus Communications Inc President Former
Telus Communications Inc Chief Operating Officer Former
Alta Telecom, Inc. Chairman Former
University of Manitoba Former

Organization Position Status
Canadian Oil Sands Trust President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Syncrude Canada Ltd. Chairman of the Board Current
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Board of Directors Current
Gulf Canada Chief Financial Officer Former
TransCanada Corp. Vice President Finance Former
The University of Western Ontario MBA Former
University of Waterloo H.B.Sc. in geology Former

Organization Position Status
Canadian Oil Sands Trust CFO Current
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Executive Vice President Current
Fording Canadian Coal Trust Chief Financial Officer Former
Fording Canadian Coal Trust Vice President Former
Harvard Business School chartered accountant Former

Organization Position Status
Canadian Oil Sands Trust CFO Current

Mr. Kubik was promoted to Chief Financial Officer on April 25, 2007 from Treasurer. He also represents Canadian Oil Sands on the Syncrude Audit Committee. Ryan joined Canadian Oil Sands in September 2002 as Treasurer following progressively senior finance positions with EnCana Corporation, PanCanadian Energy and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Ryan holds Chartered Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst designations, and a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Calgary.

Organization Position Status
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Chief Financial Officer Current
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Treasurer Former
EnCana Corporation Former
University of Calgary Bachelor of Commerce Degree Former

Mr. Roberts joined Canadian Oil Sands in September 2005 as Chief Operations Officer. He also represents Canadian Oil Sands on the Syncrude Management Committee. Trevor has 30 years of experience in the energy sector. Prior to Canadian Oil Sands, he was Senior Vice President, Operations with Suncor Energy, responsible for all of its day-to-day operations of oil sands mining, extraction and upgrading as well as large capital expansion projects. Prior to that, Trevor held senior positions with Shell Canada Limited, including responsibilities for Shell's Scotford Refinery. He holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo.

Organization Position Status
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Chief Operations Officer Current
Suncor Energy Inc. Senior Vice President, Operations Former
University of Waterloo Bachelor of Chemical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Vice President Operations Current
Syncrude Canada Ltd. Former
University of Alberta Bsc. In Chemical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Marketing Director Current

Ms. Fisekci joined Canadian Oil Sands in November 2002. Siren's 10 years of investor relations experience is concentrated in the energy sector. She previously held positions with EnCana Corporation, PanCanadian Energy and Rigel Energy. Siren holds a Bachelor of Communications Degree from the University of Calgary, a diploma in Public Relations from Mount Royal College and has taken several investment courses, including the Canadian Securities Course and the Richard Ivey Strategic Management of Investor Relations program.

Organization Position Status
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Director, IR & Media Relations Current
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Board of Directors Current
University of Calgary Bachelor of Communications Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Manager, Operations Current

Organization Position Status
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Manager, Sales & Purchases Current

Organization Position Status
EnCana Corporation Former
University of Saskatchewan Bachelor of Commerce Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Current

Organization Position Status
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Assistant Treasurer Current
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Board of Directors Current
University of Calgary Master of Business Administration Degrees Former
University of Calgary Bachelor of Commerce Former

Ms. Curran joined Canadian Oil Sands in September 2002. Trudy has practiced securities/corporate finance for twenty years and has been involved in numerous corporate reorganizations and acquisitions including Canadian Pacific Limited's spin-off in 2001 and the merger of PanCanadian Energy and AEC in 2002, which created EnCana Corporation. Prior to joining Canadian Oil Sands, she held senior positions with EnCana, Canadian Pacific Limited and Canadian Airlines. Trudy received her LLB (with distinction) in 1986 and B.A. (with distinction) in 1983 from the University of Saskatchewan and was a recipient of the Governor General's Bronze medal award.

Organization Position Status
Canadian Oil Sands Trust General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Current
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Board of Directors Current
EnCana Corporation Former

Organization Position Status
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Board of Directors Current
Titanium Corporation Board of Directors Current
Petro-Canada Senior Vice President, Oil Sands Former
Imperial Oil Limited Former

Organization Position Status
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Board of Directors Current

Mrs. Evans has served in the oil industry for 25 years, initially in private practice with Bennett Jones LLP and subsequently with Encor Inc. (public oil and gas company) as Vice President, Law & Corporate Affairs and Corporate Secretary. Since her retirement in 1993, she has served as a Director of several public companies including Home Oil Company, Anderson Exploration Inc. and Athabasca Oil Sands Limited. Mrs. Evans was also a Commissioner of the Alberta Financial Review Commission, Chair of the Audit Committee for the Province of Alberta, Chair of the Alberta Judicial Compensation Commission and Director of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation in Ottawa. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Enbridge Inc. (a public pipeline company).

Organization Position Status
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Board of Directors Current

Mr. Bourne has been the Chair of our Board from February 2006 to present. Mr. Bourne retired from TransAlta Corporation in December 2006. He was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TransAlta Corporation (electricity generation and marketing) from 1998 to 2005. He was also President of TransAlta Power LP from 1998 to 2006. Board Committees: Audit Corporate Governance Management Development, Nominating & Compensation Other Board Memberships: (current) Wajax Income Fund Wajax Limited Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Canadian Oil Sands Trust Glenbow Museum Calgary Philharmonic Society The Calgary Foundation Other Board Memberships: (past) Purolator Courier Ltd. TransAlta Power LP TransAlta CoGen LP

Organization Position Status
Ballard Power Systems, Inc. Chair Current
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Board of Directors Current
TransAlta Corporation Board of Directors Current
TransAlta Corporation President Former
TransAlta Power, L.P. President Former
Transalta Power Limited President Former
TransAlta Investor Relations Cfo Former
TransAlta Energy Corporation Cfo Former
Canada Post Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
TransAlta Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
TransAlta Corporation Executive Vice President Former
Ballard Power Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Former
TransAlta Power, L.P. Board of Directors Former

John Zaozirny joined the Corporation's board of directors in 1988. Mr. Zaozirny is Counsel to McCarthy Tetrault and Vice Chairman of Canaccord Capital Corporation. He was Minister of Energy and Natural Resources for the Province of Alberta from 1982 to 1986. Mr. Zaozirny currently serves on the boards of numerous Canadian and international corporations. He is also a Governor of the Business Council of British Columbia. Mr. Zaozirny acts as Pengrowth's Lead Director.

Organization Position Status
Pengrowth Energy Trust Lead Director Current
McCarthy Tetrault Counsel Current
Business Council of British Columbia Strategic Advisor Current
Canaccord Capital Inc. Counsel Current
McCarthy Tetrault LLP Counsel Current
Pengrowth Energy Trust Vice Chairman Current
Bayou Bend Petroleum Corporation Director Current
Pengrowth Energy Trust Board of Directors Former
Coastal Energy Company Inc. Director Current
Bankers Petroleum Ltd Board of Directors Current
Fording Canadian Coal Trust Director Current
Computer Modelling Group Ltd. Director Current
Business Council of British Columbia Director Current
Canaccord Capital Inc. Vice Chairman Current
Candax Energy Inc. Director Current
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Board of Directors Current
IPSCO, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cambridge Energy Research Associates, Inc. Senior Associate Former
Provident Energy Trust Chair of Board Former
Provident Energy Trust Board of Directors Former
University of British Columbia Bachelor of Laws degree Former
University of Calgary Bachelor of Commerce degree Former

Organization Position Status
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Treasurer Current
University of Calgary Bachelor of Commerce Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Gentry Resources Ltd. Director Current
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Board of Directors Current
TELUS Corporation Director Former

Organization Position Status
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Petrofund Energy Trust Board of Directors Current
Petrofund Energy Trust Director Former

Organization Position Status
Canadian Oil Sands Trust Board of Directors Current
Enbridge Income Fund Director Current
Petro-Canada Chief Financial Officer Former
Petro-Canada Executive Vice President Former
Addax Petroleum Corporation Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee Former
Hydrogenics Corporation Board of Directors Former
The University of Western Ontario Master of Business Administration Former
University of Toronto Bachelor of Applied Science In Chemical Engineering Former
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