Leadership team

President and Chief Executive Officer
Terasen Inc. and the Terasen Gas group of companies

Mr. Jespersen has been with Terasen Gas Inc. since March 1996.

Prior to Terasen Gas, Mr. Jespersen spent 20 years in various senior management positions with Amoco Canada and Dome Petroleum in Calgary and Houston, Texas. His extensive career experiences spans much of the breadth of the energy industry.

Mr. Jespersen holds an MBA from the University of Saskatchewan, a BSc. (Bus. Admin) from Oregon State University and a diploma from Lethbridge Community College. In 2003, he completed the Financial Management Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Mr. Jespersen is a member of the FortisBC Board of Directors, a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of the Business Council of BC, and immediate Past-Chair on the Board of the Canadian Gas Association. He is a former Chair of the Western Energy Institute and has served on the cabinet of the United Way in the Lower Mainland of BC. He has frequently appeared as a witness before the National Energy Board and the British Columbia Utilities Commission.

Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Chief Financial Officer
Terasen Inc. and Terasen Gas

Mr. Thomson joined Terasen Gas in 1999.

Prior to Terasen Gas, Mr. Thomson acquired extensive accounting experience with Ernst & Young in London, Ontario, where he obtained his CA designation in 1988. After four years in public accounting, he joined the management consulting practice where he remained for another 10 years.

The experience prepared him well to assume responsibility for operations finance, his first assignment at Terasen Gas. In 2003, Mr. Thomson was appointed to Vice President, Finance and Regulatory Affairs for Terasen Gas.

Vice President, Corporate Development and Treasurer
Terasen Inc.

Mr. Dall’Antonia rejoins Terasen with approximately 15 years of corporate finance and treasury experience.

Most recently he was Vice President of Treasury and Investor Relations with VersaCold. He also has considerable experience in senior financial roles in the energy industry including a previous position as Vice President, Treasurer, for Terasen Inc. and a position with Westcoast Energy.
 
Roger holds a BBA from Simon Fraser University, an MBA from the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & General Counsel
Terasen Inc. and FortisBC Inc.

Mr. Bennett received both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Victoria. He practiced law in Vancouver until 2000 and then moved to London England in 2001 to practice in the International Capital Markets Group of a Magic Circle Law Firm. He returned to BC in 2003 and was in private practice until he started with FortisBC in October, 2004.