Russ Girling is a Canadian businessman. He served as the president and chief executive officer of

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Early life

Girling graduated from the

University of Calgary The University of Calgary (U of C or UCalgary) is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The University of Calgary started in 1944 as the Calgary branch of the University of Alberta, founded in 1908, prior to being ins ...

, where he earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accoun ...

in Finance.

Career

Girling worked for

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, Northridge Petroleum Marketing and Dome Petroleum. Girling joined the TransCanada Corporation in 1994 and became its executive vice-president in 1995, subsequently creating the subsidiary TransCanada Power. In 2001 he became the president of TransCanada Gas Services. He subsequently served as the executive vice-president of corporate development and chief financial officer of TransCanada, until he became the president of pipelines of TransCanada Corporation. In this capacity, he oversaw gas and oil pipelines in

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, the

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and

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. He was later promoted to

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. Since July 1, 2010, he has served as the president and chief executive officer of the TransCanada Corporation. Girling serves on, and is chairman of, the board of directors of Nutrien Limited He is the former chairman and chief executive officer of TC PipeLines GP. He is also the former chairman of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) and the Natural Gas Council (NGC). Additionally, he formerly served on the board of directors of

Bruce Power Bruce Power Limited Partnership is a Canadian business partnership composed of several corporations. It exists (as of 2015) as a partnership between TC Energy (31.6%), BPC Generation Infrastructure Trust (61.4%), the Power Workers Union (4%) and ...

and the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association. Girling was a member of the 2010

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of Calgary and Area Cabinet. In 2008 he was the recipient of the

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Management Alumni Excellence (MAX) Award. He serves on the board of directors of the Willow Park Charity Golf Classic. In 2018, as CEO of TC Energy Corporation, Girling placed 4th out of 100 of the top earners in Calgary with a total compensation of $12,502,397. In 2020, Girling announced he would be retiring from his position as the CEO of TC Energy. He spent 26 years at the company, 10 as the Chief Executive Officer. He was succeeded by François Poirier in January 2021.

References

External links

TransCanada Official Webpage
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