Harold (Hal) Kvisle

Hal Kvisle, UCalgary alumnus (MBA’82), BSc Eng
Community and business leader

UCalgary alumnus Hal Kvisle, has held leadership positions in the Canadian and international energy, pipeline and power generation industries over the past three decades.

He currently serves as board chair of ARC Resources and Finning International and as a board member of Cenovus Energy. He previously served as a board member for the Bank of Montreal, TransCanada Corporation, Talisman Energy, Methanex Corporation, Fletcher Challenge Canada, Norske Skog Canada, PrimeWest Energy and Cona Resources.

Kvisle was CEO of TransCanada Corporation from 2001 to 2010, CEO of Talisman Energy from 2012 to 2015, and was recognized as Canada’s CEO of the Year in 2008.

He received the Canadian Business Leader Award in 2009, the University of Calgary Distinguished Business Leader Award in 2010 and the Fraser Institute Founder’s Award in 2011.

Kvisle holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Alberta and a Master in Business Administration from the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary.

He served as board chair of Mount Royal University from 2002 to 2007 and currently serves on the advisory council of the Canadian Centre for Advanced Leadership at the Haskayne School of Business.

Kvisle served for many years as a board member and national board chair of the Nature Conservancy of Canada, where he currently serves as co-chair of a national fundraising campaign.