Ian Bruce
Board Chair
68 | Independent
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Director since: 2012
Citizenship: Canadian
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Key Skills and Experience
- Board / corporate governance
- Financial acumen
- Investor relations
- Investments / mergers and acquisitions
- Risk oversight
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Ian brings a strong finance and investment banking background as well as board, executive, energy sector, and leadership experience to Cameco’s board. He serves as chair of the Cameco board and is a member of each of the five board committees.
Biography
As of March 11, 2022
Ian Bruce is a corporate director. He is the former president and CEO of Peters & Co. Limited, an independent investment dealer. He has more than 30 years of experience in investment banking with specialization in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions, predominantly in the oil and gas industry.
Ian is a fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta, a recognized Specialist in Valuation under Canadian CPA rules, and a chartered business valuator. He is a past member of the Expert Panel on Securities Regulation for the Minister of Finance of Canada and is also a past board member and chair of the Investment Industry Association of Canada.
Prior to becoming board chair in May 2018, Ian was chair of the human resources and compensation committee. He has served on Cameco’s audit committee for his entire tenure and has also served on audit and compensation committees of other public-company boards. Ian became board chair of MEG Energy Corp. in 2020 and is a director of the private company, Qube Technologies Inc. He is the audit committee chair and board member of the Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund.
Board and Committee Membership and Attendance
As of December 31, 2021
| 2021 Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Voting Results | Board and Committee Membership | Regular | Special | Overall |
| 99.5% votes for | Board Chair * | 7 of 7 | 1 of 1 | 100% |
* Ian is a member of all committees and he attended all committee meetings in 2021.
Other Public Company Boards in the Past Five Years
| MEG Energy Corp. (TSX) | 2019 to present | |
| Cona Resources Ltd.* (TSX) | 2014 to 2018 |
* Ian was a director of Northern Blizzard Resources Inc., a predecessor company to Cona Resources Inc., from 2011 to 2014, and continued to serve as a director from 2014 to 2018 after it changed its name to Cona Resources Ltd. and became a public company in 2014.
Securities Held
As of December 31, 2021
| Year | Cameco Shares | DSUs | Total Shares and DSUs |
Market Value of Shares and DSUs1 |
Multiple of 2021 Annual Retainer (at market value) |
Share Ownership Guideline Compliant2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 75,000 | 87,466 | 162,466 | $ 4,480,812 | 11.9x | Yes |
| 2020 | 75,000 | 79,673 | 154,673 | $ 2,637,175 | ||
| Change | –– | 7,793 | 7,793 | $ 1,843,637 |
1 Based on total holdings multiplied by the closing price of Cameco common shares on the TSX on December 31: $17.05 (2020) and $27.58 (2021).
2 For evaluating compliance with Cameco’s share ownership guidelines, Ian’s shares and DSUs held at December 31, 2021 are valued at $4,483,220 and represent 12x the board chair retainer of $375,000.