Board of Directors

Paul R. Raboud is the Chair of the Board of Directors. Mr. Raboud joined Bird in 1984 in the Toronto office. He progressed through Bird as a field engineer, estimator, project manager, and assistant district manager. In 1990, he was appointed manager of the Vancouver District, and in 2000, he returned to the corporate office in Toronto as Executive Vice President. He was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer in March 2006, and Chief Executive Officer in September 2008. In June 2010, Mr. Raboud stepped down from his position as Chief Executive Officer into the role of Vice Chair of the Company, remaining in that position until his retirement on March 3, 2017. Mr. Raboud was appointed as a Director in September 2008. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Alberta, where he was awarded the gold medal in civil engineering. He earned a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington and an MBA from the University of Alberta. He is a registered Professional Engineer with the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario. Mr. Raboud is a past Chair of the Ontario General Contractors Association and is a Director of Revera Inc. and Stephenson’s Holdings Inc.

J. Richard Bird retired from Enbridge Inc. in early 2015, having served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Development, and various other roles, including: Executive Vice President Liquids Pipelines, Senior Vice President Corporate Planning and Development, and Vice President and Treasurer. Mr. Bird has 30 years of experience as an officer of a number of public companies. He is Founder, President and Chief Investment Officer of the Ptarmigan Charitable Foundation. He is the past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Alberta Investment Management Company. He was named Canada’s CFO of the Year for 2010. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba, and a Masters of Business Administration and PhD from the University of Toronto. He has also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Steve Edwards retired from Black & Veatch in August 2022, after a remarkable career of over 40 years. Mr. Edwards served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Black & Veatch since November 2013 and had overall responsibility for the company’s engineering, consulting, construction and related infrastructure businesses in the power, oil and gas, water, telecommunications, and food and beverage markets worldwide. Mr. Edwards joined Black & Veatch in 1978, and during his tenure was responsible for various global projects and business lines. He was named Chief Operating Officer in March 2013 before transitioning to Chairman and CEO. He was appointed to the Black & Veatch Board of Directors in 2012.

With revenues of $3 billion, Black & Veatch has been consistently ranked in the top ten categories for power generation, power delivery, water infrastructure development and telecommunications in Engineering News-Record magazine and ranked in the Top 150 of the Forbes list of Largest Private Companies. The company has also been ranked the 12th largest Employee-Owned Corporation in the United States according to the National Center for Employee Ownership.

Steve graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri.

J. Kim Fennell is a veteran Silicon Valley executive, Board Director and Angel Investor/Advisor with over 35 years experience in the technology industry. He is currently a part time Venture Partner with True North Fund. Mr. Fennell was a CEO for 16 years at three companies and has 22 years of board experience (public & private). Mr. Fennell was at Uber Technologies in San Francisco for 5 years, most recently as the Global Head of Product Partnerships and Business Development for US & Canada until December, 2019. He had previously been CEO of deCarta, a leading mapping software company before its acquisition by Uber in March, 2015. Prior to deCarta, he held CEO positions at Pinnacle Systems and StorageWay Inc. He was an early executive at Octel, a global leader of voice technologies where he opened subsidiaries in Canada, Europe and Asia before running Octel after its acquisition by Lucent Technologies where he also became a corporate VP. Prior to Octel, he was with ROLM Corporation. Mr. Fennell’s current board of director roles include SalesBoost (Dallas). Mr. Fennell previously served on the board of Ritchie Bros. (TSX, NYSE: RBA) from 2017 to April, 2022, Empower (Washington, DC) until 2022 and WhereIsMyTransport (Cape Town). His non-profit boards include the Silicon Valley Leadership Group Foundation, which supports tech entrepreneurs in Canada. Originally from Oakville, Ontario, Mr. Fennell graduated from Queen’s University with a B.A. (Honours); and the Stanford School of Business Executive Program.

Jennifer F. Koury has over 35 years of professional experience, holding various senior executive positions with BHP Billiton from 2011 to 2017. Part of her responsibilities included the development of BHP Billiton’s total rewards program for executives and employees of the Petroleum World-Wide Business. Prior to that, she was Vice President of Corporate Services for Enerplus Corp. from 2006 to 2011 where she was responsible for all Executive Compensation, Human Capital & Culture and Facilities Management. Ms. Koury also held senior management positions with Imperial Oil/Exxon Mobil. Ms. Koury currently serves as a Director and Chairs the HR and Compensation Committee (“HRCC”) for Veren, Chair of the Board for the Calgary Zoo, and is Co-Founder and a Director for Board Ready Women. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Alberta and the ICD.D designation granted by the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Terrance L. McKibbon was appointed President and CEO of Bird Construction Inc. on July 1, 2019, after serving as Chief Operating Officer since June 2017.

Before joining Bird in 2017, Mr. McKibbon spent 20 years at Aecon Group. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer from March 2011 until June 2014 and as President and Chief Executive Officer from June 2014 to December 2016. He was a Non-Independent Director from 2014 to 2016.

Mr. McKibbon has been involved with the management of construction-related companies for over 30 years, including founding, acquiring, and integrating companies, and the overall management of companies active in all aspects of infrastructure construction. He was an Independent Trustee of Northview Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust from May 2015 until November 2020, when the business was sold. Mr. McKibbon served as a Trustee of the Operating Engineers Local 793 Training Fund from 2005 until 2014, and as a Health and Safety Fund Trustee at Laborers’ International Union of North America from 2004 to 2013. He served as Chairman and Board Member at Aecon, and on the Lafarge Caledon Board of Directors from 2000 to 2011. Mr. McKibbon attended Carleton University’s Geology Program and an integrated Science and Economics program. Mr. McKibbon is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) and serves on various boards and committees in Calgary. He is also certified by the Canadian Construction Association as a Gold Seal Project Manager.

Gary Merasty is currently the CEO of the Peter Ballantyne Group of Companies (PBGOC), the investment arm for the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation. Before joining PBGOC in 2021, he was an EVP and CDO with The North West Company, a publicly-traded company headquartered in Manitoba, responsible for the Construction and Project Management division, Sustainable Development Reporting, Governance, Communications and Community Relations. He also served for 7 years on the Board of Directors of the North West Company before joining the Executive Team in 2018. Mr. Merasty held a similar role with Cameco Mining Corporation as Vice President of Corporate Responsibility from 2008 to 2013. He was also the Grand Chief of the Prince Albert Grand Council, establishing them as one of Canada’s most progressive and successful Tribal Councils. In 2006, Mr. Merasty was elected to Canada’s 39th Parliament as a Member of Parliament. One of his proudest achievements was tabling a motion in the House of Commons apologizing to the survivors of the residential school era, which passed unanimously in 2007. In addition, Mr. Merasty has served on numerous boards, including the Saskatoon Airport Authority, Northern Career Quest, Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Corporation, West Wind Aviation. Mr. Merasty has served on the boards of Optek Solutions, JNE Welding & Fabrication, and AllSpace since 2022. Mr. Merasty was also appointed to the Chemtrade Logistics board of trustees in February 2024.

Luc J. Messier is currently the President of Reus Technologies LLC, a company focusing on the development of new technologies. Between 2007 and 2015, Mr. Messier served as senior vice president for ConocoPhillips where he was responsible for global projects and global supply chain with the addition of global aviation in 2012. Before joining ConocoPhillips, Mr. Messier served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Technip USA. Prior to joining Technip, Mr. Messier was Managing Director of Dragages Hong Kong, a subsidiary of Bouygues and held engineering and project management positions at Bouygues Construction and at Pomerleau. Mr. Messier also serves on the boards of Sodexo SA, a French food services and facilities management company, and Greenfield Holdings, an integrated agricultural infrastructure company. He holds degrees in civil engineering from the University of Sherbrooke, enology and viticulture from UC Davis and studied business administration at INSEAD.

Sophia Saeed has over 25 years of corporate experience, spanning roles in audit, mergers and acquisition (M&A) advisory, corporate development, investor relations and operations. Ms. Saeed is the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the International Banking division at a major Canadian financial institution, where she oversees the execution of the strategic agenda to support business growth, and improve operational effectiveness across 15 countries. Prior to this role, Ms. Saeed was Vice President, Investor Relations and Vice President, Strategic Transactions, and held progressively senior roles during her investment banking career and has a track record of executing international and domestic M&A transactions in the infrastructure and financial services sectors. Ms. Saeed also serves as a Director on the Board of Family Service Toronto. Ms. Saeed is a Chartered Professional Accountant and has a BA from the University of Toronto and an MBA from the Ivey Business School.

Ms. Angelle is an independent corporate director. She currently serves as a director of Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FET), where she chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Nominating, Governance and Sustainability Committee. Ms. Angelle also serves as a member of the Board of Directors, and as a member of the Audit Committee, of STEP Energy Services, Ltd. (TSX: STEP), an oilfield services company. Ms. Angelle serves on the Board of Managers of Amp Americas II Holdings LLC, a privately held renewable natural gas company, where she chairs the Audit Committee. Through her career, Ms. Angelle served in numerous executive roles, including as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of BJ Services Company LLC, and Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, for Halliburton. Prior to that, she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, and Vice President of Investor Relations, both with Halliburton. Before joining Halliburton, Ms. Angelle worked for 15 years in the audit practice of Ernst & Young LLP, specializing in serving large, multinational public companies. She is a graduate of St. Mary’s College (Notre Dame), where she holds a degree in Accounting. Additionally, she holds a certificate in Cyber Security Oversight from Carnegie Mellon University.

Beyond her corporate roles, Ms. Angelle is actively engaged in charitable organizations, serving on the Board of Directors and executive committees of Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas and Junior Achievement USA. Ms. Angelle is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), where she was awarded the distinguished Board Leadership Fellow designation.