Charles Fischer
Upon graduation, Mr. Fischer was employed by Dome Petroleum as a Natural Gas Processing Engineer. In 1972 he joined Hudson's Bay Oil and Gas and worked in several areas including Gas Processing, Production Operations and Corporate Planning. In 1982 he joined Bow Valley Industries as Manager, Corporate Planning and became Vice-President, Planning and Development in 1987. In April of 1988, Mr. Fischer joined TransCanada Pipelines as President of its upstream oil and gas subsidiaries, TCPL Resources Ltd. and Encor Energy Corporation Inc. In May of 1989, TransCanada consolidated all of its upstream assets in a new public entity, Encor Inc., (which was established under a Plan of Arrangement). Mr. Fischer served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Encor Inc. until it was acquired by Talisman Energy Inc. in May of 1993. Mr. Fischer joined Nexen in February of 1994, as Senior Vice President, Exploration and Production, North America. In this capacity, he was responsible for Nexen's conventional oil and gas business in Western Canada and the U.S. Gulf Coast, its oil sands interests in Alberta, and it's Marketing activities and Information Systems activities worldwide. In June of 1997, Mr. Fischer was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and his role was expanded to include Nexen's international oil and gas operations. In 2000 he was appointed to the Nexen Board, and on June 1, 2001 Mr. Fischer was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Fischer currently Co-Chairs the Alberta Climate Change Central Board and is a member of the Alberta Economic Development Authority. Past Board service has included Syncrude Canada Limited, Chairman of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, and of its predecessor the Independent Petroleum Association of Canada. Mr. Fischer served for eight years on the Management Advisory Council at the University of Calgary and from 1994 to 1999 served on the University of Calgary Board of Governors, in a variety of roles. These roles included Vice Chairman, Chairman of the Audit Committee, Chairman of the Planning & Finance Committee, Member of the Executive Committee and Member of the Compensation Committee. At the community level, Mr. Fischer is involved in a variety ofactivities. He presently sits on the Faculty of Medicine (University of Calgary) Dean's Advisory Council, is Chairman of Hull Child and Family Foundation, and is Co-Chairing a major capital campaign for the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation. Mr. Fischer also served on the Hull Child and Family Services Board for six years, as Chairman for two years and on the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation Board for twelve years, two years as Chairman. He is a past Board Member of the Canadian Olympic Development Authority (CODA), and the McMahon Stadium Society. He is also Past-President of the Calgary Petroleum Club. Charlie Fischer is married to Joanne Cuthbertson and they have two daughters, Kate and Lindsay. He enjoys tennis, skiing and golf for relaxation. |
Charlie Fischer was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on March 21, 1950. He attended the University of Calgary graduating in 1971 with a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering and again in 1982 with a Masters Degree in Business Administration, Finance.