IMPERIAL OIL - Key Persons


Brad W. Corson - CEO, Chairman, President, VP

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Chairman
  • President
  • Vice President
  • Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Imperial
Mr. Corson was appointed chairman, president and CEO of Imperial Oil Limited on January 1, 2020. Mr. Corson started his career with Exxon Company, USA in 1983 as a project engineer and has held a wide variety of technical, commercial and managerial assignments primarily in the upstream, but also in the downstream and human resources. He spent the first twenty-one years of his career based in the U.S. with assignments in Louisiana, California, Texas and Virginia before relocating overseas. In 2004, Mr. Corson moved to Hong Kong as manager of Hong Kong Power and chairman of CAPCO, ExxonMobil's Joint Venture in the power industry. In 2007, Mr. Corson returned to Houston, Texas as vice-president of New Business Development for ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing Company with global responsibility for commercializing ExxonMobil's major gas resources and pursuit of new opportunities. From 2009 to 2014, Mr. Corson was based in London as chairman and production director of ExxonMobil International Limited where he had responsibility for ExxonMobil's oil & gas production activities in Europe and Caspian regions. He also served as ExxonMobil's lead country manager for the United Kingdom during this period. In 2014, Mr. Corson returned to Houston, Texas as vice-president of ExxonMobil Upstream Ventures and in March, 2015, was appointed president of ExxonMobil Upstream Ventures and a vice-president of Exxon Mobil Corporation. Mr. Corson is a native of Woodstock, Illinois, U.S.A., and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Auburn University. Brad W. Corson was appointed chairman, president and chief executive officer of Imperial on January 1, 2020. Mr. Corson started his career with ExxonMobil in 1983 in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has held various technical, operations, commercial and managerial assignments around the world. In addition to multiple assignments across the United States, he has also held key leadership positions in Hong Kong and London. In 2009, Mr. Corson was appointed vice president, ExxonMobil Production Company, with responsibilities for oil and gas production activities in Europe and the Caspian regions. Six years later, he was appointed president, ExxonMobil Upstream Ventures and vice president of ExxonMobil Corporation where he was responsible for overseeing ExxonMobil's global upstream acquisition and divestment programs. Under his leadership, ExxonMobil made key strategic acquisitions in the Permian Basin, Papua New Guinea, Mozambique and Brazil. A native of Woodstock, Illinois, Mr. Corson holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in chemical engineering from Auburn University. Mr. Corson currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and the C.D. Howe Institute; as well as serving on the Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America - Sam Houston Area Council, and as a Governing Director for the Houston Symphony. Mr. Corson and his wife, Joan, have two sons.

Bruce Jolly - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Treasurer
  • Imperial in 1991 As an Accountant
Bruce Jolly was appointed treasurer of Imperial Oil Limited, effective August 1, 2023. Mr. Jolly joined Imperial in 1991 as an accountant at Imperial's refinery in Sarnia, Ontario and progressed through a number of accounting roles at that refinery and at Imperial's Toronto head office. In 2002, Mr. Jolly began a series of international assignments with Exxon Mobil Corporation starting in Paris, France as the Esso S.A F. internal audit manager. While on assignment with ExxonMobil, he held various roles, including a role as a treasurer's senior advisor in Fairfax, Virginia in 2007. In 2008, he became the downstream business analysis and reporting manager for Europe, Africa and the Middle East based in Brussels, Belgium, and in 2012, he served as the managing director of ExxonMobil's global business center in Budapest, Hungary. In 2013, Mr. Jolly assumed the role of global downstream financial coordination manager in Houston, Texas, and in 2016, he became the U.S. upstream production controller. In 2018, Mr. Jolly returned to Canada as Imperial's upstream controller and assumed the role of assistant controller in 2019, a position he held until he was appointed as treasurer in 2023. A native of Montreal Quebec, Mr. Jolly graduated from l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales in Montreal with a Bachelor degree in Finance and Business Administration and is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Cathryn Walker

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Corporate Secretary, Paralegal, Board and Shareholder Services
Cathryn Walker, Assistant corporate secretary, Paralegal, Board and shareholder services, Tel: +1 587 962 4353

Daniel Lyons

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice - President - Finance and Administration
D.E. (Dan) Lyons was appointed senior vice-president, finance & administration in May, 2018. Mr. Lyons joined Exxon Mobil Corporation in 1990 after serving with the U.S. Army. He started his career at corporate headquarters in Dallas and progressed through a variety of positions in the upstream, downstream and chemical businesses. In 1995, he relocated to Bangkok, Thailand and held a series of finance and planning managerial roles, followed by assignments in Houston, Saudi Arabia and London. In 2005, he returned to Thailand as managing director of Esso (Thailand) Public Company Limited. Prior to his current position, Mr. Lyons most recently served as vice-president of downstream business services located in Houston, Texas. Mr. Lyons holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from Vassar College and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Dave Hughes

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Investor Relations

David Cornhill

Job Titles:
  • Director of AltaGas Ltd
Mr. Cornhill is a director of AltaGas Ltd., and is the chairman of the board of directors of TriSummit Utilities Inc. (formerly AltaGas Canada Inc.), a privately owned corporation. Mr. Cornhill is a founding shareholder of AltaGas (and its predecessors). He was chief executive officer of AltaGas from 1994 to 2016 and served as interim co-chief executive officer from July to December 2018. Prior to forming AltaGas, Mr. Cornhill served in various capacities with Alberta and Southern Gas Co. Ltd, including vice-president, finance and administration, treasurer and president and chief operating officer. Mr. Cornhill is an experienced leader in the business community and is a strong supporter of communities and community collaboration, investment and enhancement. He is a member of the Ivey Advisory Board at Western University. Mr. Cornhill holds a BSc (Hons.) degree and a MBA degree from Western University, and he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the University in 2015.

Day November

Job Titles:
  • Imperial Investor

Gary Goldberg

Mr. Goldberg has more than 35 years of global experience in the mining industry, including in executive, operational and strategic roles, and currently serves as a non-executive director of BHP Group Limited. Mr. Goldberg served as the chief executive officer of Newmont Corporation from 2013 to 2019, and prior to that, was president and chief executive officer of Rio Tinto Minerals. Mr. Goldberg was also a non-executive director of Port Waratah Coal Services Limited and Rio Tinto Zimbabwe, and served as vice-chair of the World Gold Council, treasurer of the International Council on Mining and Metals, and chair of the National Mining Association in the United States.

Ian Laing - Chief Legal Officer, Secretary, VP

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Secretary
  • General Counsel
  • Vice - President
Ian Laing: Vice-president, general counsel and corporate secretary, Tel: +1 587 962 4708 Mr. Laing was appointed Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary effective July 1, 2020. Mr. Laing graduated from the University of Saskatchewan College of Law in 1999. After articling with the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench and Court of Appeal, Mr. Laing worked in private practice before joining Imperial in 2005. During his time with the company, he has held a variety of roles within the Law department providing legal advice to various business lines across the upstream, downstream, and corporate departments. He was appointed Assistant General Counsel in 2014 and Corporate Secretary in 2019. A native of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Mr. Laing holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario, a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Saskatchewan, and a Master of Laws degree from Dalhousie University.

Jason Frew

Job Titles:
  • Investor Relations Associate

John Floren

Mr. Floren is the former president and chief executive officer of Methanex Corporation, and prior to that appointment held the positions of senior vice-president, global marketing and logistics and regional director, marketing and logistics, North America. Mr. Floren was an employee of Methanex for approximately 22 years and has worked in the chemical industry for over 37 years. He currently serves as a director of West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Mr. Floren holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Manitoba and attended the Harvard Business School's Program for Management Development, the International Executive Program at INSEAD and completed the Directors Education Program at the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Lara Pella

Lara Pella came to Imperial with more than 10 years of international legal practice. As an experienced hire, she had plenty to offer, as well as some criteria of her own - mainly interesting, challenging work; amazing colleagues; and the opportunity to continue learning and developing.

Mark Phaneuf

Job Titles:
  • Investor Relations Associate

Matthew Crocker

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice - President, Product
Mr. Crocker is senior vice-president, product, strategy and new assets for ExxonMobil's Low Carbon Solutions business since April, 2022 and is responsible for product development across the portfolio, creation and alignment on business strategies and has oversight for product execution and start-up of new assets. Mr. Crocker has also held leadership positions within refining, upstream business development, chemicals and controllers. Prior to his current position, Mr. Crocker was senior vice-president, fuels, at ExxonMobil Fuels and Lubricants Company, responsible for the global fuels value chain, from crude to customer.

Miranda Hubbs

Job Titles:
  • Independent Director of Nutrien Ltd
Ms. Hubbs is currently an independent director of Nutrien Ltd. and also serves as a director of PSP Investments (Public Sector Pension Investment Board), New Self-Regulatory Organization of Canada and serves as vice-chair of the board of the Canadian Red Cross. Prior to retirement in 2011, Ms. Hubbs was executive vice president and managing director of McLean Budden, one of Canada's leading investment managers. Ms. Hubbs holds a BSc from Western University and an MBA from Schulich School of Business at York University and is a CFA charterholder. Ms. Hubbs serves on the ICD Climate Strategy Advisory Board and the Global Risk Institute Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee, holds the Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting credential from the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, and has received her CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight issued by the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University.

Sharon Driscoll - EVP

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
  • Executive Vice - President
Sharon Driscoll is the executive vice-president and advisor to the chief executive officer of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated. Ms. Driscoll joined Ritchie Bros. in July 2015 as the chief financial officer where she led global financial operations including capital allocation, financing strategies, treasury operations, risk management, investor relations and regulatory compliance. Ms. Driscoll also served as Co-CEO in 2019 to support the company's planned CEO transition. Prior to joining Ritchie Bros., Ms. Driscoll served as the executive vice-president and chief financial officer for Katz Group Canada Ltd. from 2013 to 2015 and senior vice-president and chief financial officer at Sears Canada Inc. from 2008 to 2013. Ms. Driscoll is a Chartered Professional Accountant and has a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from Queen's University. Ms. Driscoll also serves as a director of Empire Company Limited.

Sherri Evers - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice - President
  • Senior Vice - President, Sustainability, Commercial Development and Product Solutions
Sherri Evers was appointed senior vice-president, sustainability, commercial development and product solutions, effective May 1, 2023. Ms. Evers has worked for Imperial for over 24 years in a range of positions within the downstream, beginning in 1998 in the Edmonton marketing office. Within the downstream, Ms. Evers held various assignments, including sales, logistics, pricing and analysis within refining and supply. Ms. Evers worked as the marine manager in 2006 and moved into the role of Canada pricing and logistics manager a few years later. In 2012, Ms. Evers began a series of global assignments with Exxon Mobil Corporation in Fairfax, VA and in Houston, TX as manager of business planning center of excellence, the integrated business team lead for the Midwest northeast U.S. fuels business, and then as the Americas exchange and analysis manager for the third party business. In 2018, Ms. Evers returned to Canada as the Eastern Canada Fuels Manager for the Downstream and was appointed vice president, commercial and corporate development in 2021. Ms. Evers is Canadian and holds a bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan in Marketing and General Business.

Simon Younger

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice - President, Upstream
Mr. Younger started his career with Esso Australia in 1997 as a Rotating Equipment Engineer supporting both offshore and onshore assets. Mr. Younger held a variety of roles in Australia, United States and Nigeria before moving back to Houston, Texas in 2006 to assume a role at ExxonMobil Production Company's headquarters as a planning and business analyst. The following year, he coordinated ExxonMobil Production Company's global business plan before moving to St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada to hold the position of Operations Technical Manager for ExxonMobil Canada Energy. Following his first role in Canada, Mr. Younger progressed through various managerial assignments in ExxonMobil operations working in Australia, Qatar and the United States. In 2019, Mr. Younger moved to Calgary, Alberta to become Vice-President, Production, Imperial and most recently has also been leading Imperial's response to COVID-19. A native of Australia, Mr. Younger earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tasmania, Australia.