Mr. Snyder was formerly President and CEO of TransAlta Corporation, a position he held from 1996 until his retirement on January 1, 2012. Previously, he was President & CEO of Noma Industries Ltd., GE Canada Inc. and Camco, Inc. He is Honorary Consul General (Calgary) for the Government of New Zealand. Mr. Snyder was also a member of the Board of TransAlta Corporation until January 1, 2012 and is a past Director of Anaergia Inc., the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and CCEMC. He is the past Chair of the following organizations: the Calgary Stampede Foundation Campaign, Alberta Secretariat for Action on Homelessness, the Calgary Committee to End Homelessness, the Calgary Homeless Foundation, the Canada-Alberta ecoEnergy Carbon Capture & Storage Task Force, the Conference Board of Canada, the Calgary Zoological Society, the Canadian Electrical Association, the United Way Campaign of Calgary and Area, and the Calgary Zoo's "Destination Africa" capital campaign. He was awarded the Alberta Centennial Medal in 2005, the Conference Board of Canada 2008 Honorary Associate Award, the Chamber of Commerce Sherrold Moore Award of Excellence in 2009, the Canadian Energy Person of the Year Award by the Energy Council of Canada in 2010 and was Alberta Oil magazine's CEO of the year for 2011. Mr. Snyder holds a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from Queen's University as well as an MBA from the University of Western Ontario. In addition, he has honorary degrees from the University of Calgary (LLD) and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Applied Technology).

Source: Intact Financial Corporation on 04/03/2020